Skua Terrace
Skua Terrace is a terrace in the northwest part of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, extending north-south from the vicinity of Spindrift Rocks to the vicinity of Express Cove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Robin Peak and Moss Lake.
Robin Peak
Peak
Robin Peak is a sharply defined rocky summit which is the northernmost peak on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1954 for Gordon de Quetteville Robin of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, the leader at Signy Island base in 1947, who made the first detailed survey of the island.
Moss Lake
Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from Stygian Cove in northern Signy Island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.
Skua Terrace
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 13 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Skua Terrace” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skua Terrace”
- German: “Skua Terrace”
- Italian: “Skua Terrace”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skua Terrace”
- Portuguese: “Skua Terrace”
- Spanish: “Skua Terrace”
- Swedish: “Skua Terrace”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Strombus Ridge and Spindrift Cove.
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