Jagged Island (Graham Land)

Jagged Island is an island 4 kilometres (2 nmi) long, lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) east of Dodman Island and 15 kilometres (8 nmi) west of Ferin Head, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was probably first sighted in January 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and was charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934–37, under John Rymill.[1]

Jagged Island
Jagged Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°58′S 65°41′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Jagged Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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