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The Skrap Skerries (54°15′S 36°19′W) are two small groups of islands and rocks (skerries) lying midway between Cape George and Barff Point, close off the northern coast of the Barff Peninsula of South Georgia Island in Antarctica.[1] The Skerries are divided into the West Skerry, 3.2 mi (5.1 km) east of Barff Point,[2] and the East Skerry, 2 mi (3.2 km) northwest of Cape George.[3] The present name for this pair of skerries appears on a chart based upon a survey of this area by Discovery Investigations personnel in the period 1926–30, but it may reflect earlier terms "skrapskjaer" or "skrapskjar" used by Norwegian whalers.[1][2][3]

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[de] Skrap Skerries

Die Skrap Skerries sind eine kleine Gruppe aus Inseln und Klippen vor der Nordküste Südgeorgiens. Sie liegen auf halbem Weg zwischen Kap George und dem Barff Point. Der östliche Teil wird durch die Gruppe East Skerry gebildet, der westliche entsprechend durch die West Skerry.

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