Jacobs Island

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 U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Paul F. Jacobs, Officer-in-Charge of Palmer Station in 1972.[1]

This article is about the island in Antarctica. For the London slum, see Jacob's Island.

Jacobs Island
Jacobs Island is located in Antarctica
Jacobs Island
Jacobs Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°48′S 64°1′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "Jacobs Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

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