They are south of the French Passage, west of Mount Shackleton on the mainland, north of the Berthelot Islands and Grandidier Channel and east of the Betbeder Islands.

The northwestern entrance to the channel is narrowed by a bank, which extends from its northeastern side, and on which there is a rock with a depth of 6 feet over it.

Trepassey entered this channel from northwestward and anchored otf the southeastern oorner of winter Island, close to the meteorological station.

A number of islets and above-water rocks lie within 200 yards of the western aide of Skua Island and shoals have been observed from the air, to extend about 400 yards southward from the southern side of the same island.

[4]Skua Island was charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill.

Point which forms the southwest end of Skua Island.

Rock marked by breakers, lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.19 km; 0.12 mi) east of Black Island at the southeast approach to Black Island Channel.

Charted in 1935 by the BGLE under Rymill, who named it for Philip Runciman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Whites Southampton Yachtbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, where the ship Penola was refitted before sailing south in 1934.

Island 0.2 nautical miles (0.37 km; 0.23 mi) long, lying 0.2 nautical miles (0.37 km; 0.23 mi) west of the southwest end of Skua Island.