Nob Island
| Nob Island | ||
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| Waters | French passage | |
| Archipelago | Anagram Islands , Wilhelm Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 12 ′ S , 64 ° 19 ′ W | |
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Nob Island (short for English knob , German 'Knopf, Knubbel, Knauf') is an island in the Wilhelm Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is the largest in the Anagram Islands group and is located on the south side of the French Passage .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1961. It is named after a black and almost ice-free rock formation on the north side of the island, which serves as a helpful landmark for navigating through the French Passage.
Web links
- Nob Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Nob Island on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1109 (English): “ […] black knob of rock […]. ”