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 Skoba Island
Location in Antarctica
Skoba Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Skoba Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°03′33″S 64°12′37″W / 65.05917°S 64.21028°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 2.8 ha (6.9 acres) |
| Length | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Width | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Skoba Island (Bulgarian: остров Скоба, romanized: ostrov Skoba) 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.
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.
Location
Skoba Island is located at 65°03′33″S 64°12′37″W / 65.05917°S 64.21028°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.
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