Jacobs Island

Jacobs Island
Jacobs Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°48′S 64°1′W / 64.800°S 64.017°W / -64.800; -64.017Coordinates: 64°48′S 64°1′W / 64.800°S 64.017°W / -64.800; -64.017
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Jacobs Island is a narrow island 560 m (0.3 nmi) long between the Hellerman Rocks and Laggard Island, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander Paul F. Jacobs, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of Palmer Station in 1972.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jacobs Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Jacobs Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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