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Skua Island
Skua Island is located in Antarctica
Skua Island
Skua Island
Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 65°15′S 64°16′W / 65.250°S 64.267°W / -65.250; -64.267
Archipelago Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Skua Island is a roughly triangular island 1.3 kilometres (0.7 nmi) long, lying between Black Island to the southwest and Winter Island and Galindez Island to the north and northeast, in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isla Skúa para niños

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