skerry
Small coastal rock
A skerry is a small rocky island or reef, typically too small for habitation and often barely rising above the waterline.
The word is used mainly in Scottish and Scandinavian contexts, describing the countless rock outcrops that dot northern coastlines: The boat threaded carefully between the skerries.
Very small land mass
- rockSolid earthen material
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- shoalShallow water hazard
archipelago · atoll · cay · stack · isle · island · ledge · promontory
Land-water boundary
- seashoreOcean's edge
- littoralRelating to seashores
- foreshoreIntertidal coastal zone
- fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
inlet · bay · cove · estuary · tideland · strand · sandbar · channel
islet
Very small land mass
shoal · archipelago · atoll · cay · stack · isle · island · ledge · promontory · headland
shoreline
Land-water boundary
fjord · inlet · bay · cove · estuary · tideland · strand · sandbar · channel · sound
Scandinavia
Nordic countries collectively
Orkney · Shetland · Viking · Norse · saga · fishing · crofting · maritime · nautical · North Sea
seabird
Ocean-dwelling winged creature
guillemot · seal · seaweed · kelp · barnacle · mussel · limpet · rockpool · tide · current
skerrycontinent
Large connected landmass
mainland · archipelago · landmass · subcontinent · terra firma
skerryatoll
Ring-shaped reef island
coral island · sandbar · coral reef · mudflat · sand bar