A skerry is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack.
Skerry outside Krøttøy in Harstad Municipality, Norway
Skerries that form part of Åland, Finland
Islets and skerries in Loch Uisgebhagh, east of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides
A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion. Stacks are formed over time by wind an
Skerry
…SKERR-ee) is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack. Skerries may have vegetative life such as moss and small, hardy grasses. They are often used as resting places by animals such as seals and birds…
The Twelve Apostles stacks in Victoria, Australia
Downpatrick Head Dún Briste, County Mayo, Ireland. Clear horizontal bedding is visible, exposing 350 million years of geological history.
Stack Rock, County Antrim by Clarkson Stanfield, 1861