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Skerry

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skerry Chiefly Scot
1. a small rocky island
2. a reef

skerry [′skerĀ·ē]
(geology)
A low, small, rugged and rocky island or reef.

Skerry 

a rocky island separated by narrow straits and inlets from the intricately dissected coasts of seas and lakes in regions of ancient continental glaciation, such as the Kola Peninsula of the USSR, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Canada. The islands are composed of crystalline rocks with traces of glacial activity, such as sheepback rocks, and various moraine formations, such as drumlins, eskers, and moraine hills. The islands have an area of several square kilometers and elevations of only a few meters. Many hundreds of skerries occur in certain regions of a sea or lake.



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He was recaptured by ringers on Sule Skerry island, west of Orkney.
Shetland suffered the worst conditions with 70 mph winds at Sule Skerry.
A jury at Liverpool crown court unanimously found Peter Skerry guilty of stabbing to deathStephen Davies, 28, as he walked towards a chip shop in Speke.
 
 
 
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