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Skua Terrace
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Skua Terrace (60°41′S 45°38′W) is a terrace in the northwest part of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, extending north-south from the vicinity of Spindrift Rocks to the vicinity of Express Cove. Named in 1980 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from the numerous pairs of brown skuas nesting in the area.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Skua Terrace". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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