Mite Skerry

Mite Skerry is a small island in the south part of the entrance to , off Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. It was named by UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958; the name is descriptive of its small size.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Breaker, Mount and Penitent Peak.

Peak
Photo: euphro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Breaker is a mountain with double summits, the eastern summit being, at 880 metres, the highest on Horseshoe Island, off . The name was given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 and is descriptive; the two summits are separated by a shallow col and, when seen from the west, resemble a breaking wave. is situated 2½ km southeast of Mite Skerry.

Peak
is a peak between and on Horseshoe Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955-57 and so named because of the snow penitents which are a characteristic feature in the vicinity of the peak. is situated 3 km east of Mite Skerry.

Mite Skerry

Latitude
-67.85887° or 67° 51′ 32″ south
Longitude
-67.30218° or 67° 18′ 8″ west
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
374J4MRX+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225856738
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6638226
Wiki­data ID
Q6881535
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Satellite Map

Discover Mite Skerry from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mite Skerry” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mite Skerry”
  • Dutch: “Mite Skerry”
  • German: “Mite Skerry”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mite Skerry”
  • Swedish: “Mite Skerry”

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