Jason Island

Coordinates: 54°11′S 36°30′W / 54.183°S 36.500°W / -54.183; -36.500
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Jason Island is an island 1 nautical mile (2 km) north of Larsen Point at the west side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay, off the north coast of South Georgia. It was named after the Jason, the vessel used by Captain C.A. Larsen in 1893–94 in exploring Cumberland Bay.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jason Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-17.

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

54°11′S 36°30′W / 54.183°S 36.500°W / -54.183; -36.500


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