Skoba Island | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -65.0592°N -64.2103°W |
Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Area Ha: | 2.8 |
Length M: | 416 |
Width M: | 176 |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Skoba Island (bg|остров Скоба|ostrov Skoba, pronounced as /bg/) comprises four abutting rocky islets 416 m long in south–north direction and 176 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 2.8 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a bracket symbol ('skoba' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Skoba Island is located at -65.0592°N -64.2103°W, which is 1.64 km west of Sprey Island, 6 km north of Lapa Island in the Vedel Islands group, and 9.3 km northeast of Flank Island in the Myriad Islands group. British mapping in 2001.