Jacobsen Head

	Jacobsen Head
	; Topographic map of the Martin Peninsula with Jacobsen Head (top right)
	Geographical location
Coordinates	74 ° 2 ′ S , 113 ° 35 ′ W Coordinates: 74 ° 2 ′ S , 113 ° 35 ′ W
location	Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica
coast	Walgreen coast
Waters	Amundsen lake

The Jacobsen Head is an icy and kliff like headland at the Walgreen Coast of the West Antarctic Marie Byrd lands . It forms the northeastern end of the Slichter Foreland on the Martin Peninsula .

The United States Geological Survey first mapped the headland using aerial photographs taken by the United States Navy during Operation Highjump (1946-1947) in January 1947. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Commander Glen Jacobsen (1916-1969), captain of the Icebreaker USS Atka during reconnaissance trips between 1954 and 1955 in search of locations for research stations as part of the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958).

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