Jigsaw Islands
The Jigsaw Islands are two small islands lying off the southwest end of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dayné Peak and Yelcho Base.
Dayné Peak
Peak
Dayné Peak is a distinctive pyramidal peak, 730 metres high, immediately northeast of Cape Errera, the southwest tip of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.
Yelcho Base
Dwelling
Yelcho Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the shore of the South Bay, Doumer Island. The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980. Yelcho Base is situated 3½ km north of Jigsaw Islands.
Jigsaw Islands
- Type: Island
- Description: Two islands in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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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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Highlights include Errera, Cape and Advent Island.
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