Skua Island

Skua Island is a roughly triangular island 0.7 nautical miles long, lying between Black Island to the southwest and Winter Island and to the north and northeast, in the , Wilhelm Archipelago.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Island in Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Skua”, “Skúa”, and “Skua, islote

Places of Interest

Highlights include Woozle Hill.

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Galindez Island is an island 0.5 nautical miles long, lying immediately east of in the , Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It is home to the .

Skua Island

Latitude
-65.25399° or 65° 15′ 14″ south
Longitude
-64.26336° or 64° 15′ 48″ west
Open location code
376QPPWP+CM
Geo­Names ID
6625482
Wiki­data ID
Q7536851
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Skua Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Skúa
  • Chinese: 斯丘厄島
  • Dutch: Skua Island
  • Dutch: Skúa
  • German: Skua Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Skua Island i Antarktis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Skua Island
  • Spanish: Isla Skúa
  • Spanish: Skúa, Isla
  • Spanish: Skúa, islote
  • Swedish: Skúa Island
  • Swedish: Skúa

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skua Creek and Winter Island.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skua Island”. Photo: Anna Soina, CC BY-SA 4.0.