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    Whale Skerries

    Part of South Orkney Islands

    Whale Skerries is a small group of islands and rocks in Lewthwaite Strait in the South Orkney Islands, lying close west of Cape Disappointment, Powell Island. First charted and named "Hvalskjaer" by Petter Sorlle in 1912–13. The name was later corrected to the plural form, "Hvalskjaerene" (Whale Skerries), by Sorlle.

    Overview

    Whale Skerries is a small group of islands and rocks in Lewthwaite Strait in the South Orkney Islands, lying close west of Cape Disappointment, Powell Island. First charted and named "Hvalskjaer" by Petter Sorlle in 1912–13. The name was later corrected to the plural form, "Hvalskjaerene" (Whale Skerries), by Sorlle. The English form of the name was recommended by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954. This article incorporates public domain material from "Whale Skerries". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    22

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island58 m · 0.11 km²
    • Unnamed island14 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island30 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11Unnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia