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Jacobs Island

Coordinates: 64°48′S 64°1′W / 64.800°S 64.017°W / -64.800; -64.017
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Jacobs Island
Map
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°48′S 64°1′W / 64.800°S 64.017°W / -64.800; -64.017
Administration
None
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Jacobs Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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