Jigsaw Islands

The Jigsaw Islands are two small islands lying off the southwest end of , in the , Antarctica. One of the islands was used as a main triangulation station by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1956–57, and by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in March 1957.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dayné Peak and Yelcho Base.

Peak
is a distinctive pyramidal peak, 730 metres high, immediately northeast of , the southwest tip of , in the .

Dwelling
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is a research base. It is located on the shore of the , . The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980. is situated 3½ km north of Jigsaw Islands.

Jigsaw Islands

Latitude
-64.90827° or 64° 54′ 30″ south
Longitude
-63.60497° or 63° 36′ 18″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
377R39RW+M2
Geo­Names ID
6635675
Wiki­data ID
Q6192396
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Satellite Map

Discover Jigsaw Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jigsaw Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jigsaw Islands”
  • Chinese: “吉格索群島”
  • Dutch: “Jigsaw Islands”
  • German: “Jigsaw Islands”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jigsaw Islands”
  • Swedish: “Jigsaw Islands”

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