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Skerry

Islands and Archipelagos

A skerry is a small rocky island or islet, usually too small for human habitation. It may be nothing more than a bare rocky reef breaking the surface of the sea. A skerry is also sometimes called a low sea stack.

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A skerry ( SKERR-ee) is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation
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