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
Country
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]

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 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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