Antarctica

Jacobs Island

Jacobs Island is a narrow 560 m long between the and , off the southwest coast of , . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Paul F.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hermit Island and Cormorant Island.

Island
is an island nearly 2 kilometres long, lying 3 kilometres southeast of Bonaparte Point, off the southwest coast of in the .

Islet
is a 10 ha lying in Bismarck Strait 1 km south of , 4 km east-south-east of Bonaparte Point, in the of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Jacobs Island.

is a crescent-shaped 0.64 km long, with three prominent indentations of the north shore, lying 1.1 km SSE of and along the SW coast of . is situated 3 km northwest of Jacobs Island.

Jacobs Island

Latitude
-64.80769° or 64° 48′ 28″ south
Longitude
-64.00892° or 64° 0′ 32″ west
Open location code
377Q5XRR+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224779560
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6635563
Wiki­data ID
Q6119752
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Satellite Map

Discover Jacobs Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jacobs Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jacobs Island”
  • Chinese: “雅各布斯島”
  • Dutch: “Jacobs Island”
  • German: “Jacobs Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jacobs Island”
  • Swedish: “Jacobs Island”

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