Persson Island
| Persson Island | ||
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| Waters | Röhss Bay | |
| Archipelago | Ross Islands | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 58 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| length | 2.5 km | |
The Persson Island ( swedish N. Persson Ön ) is a 2.5 km long island off the southwest coast of James Ross Island in the Antarctic Weddell Sea . It is located in the entrance to Röhss Bay .
They were discovered by participants in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) led by Otto Nordenskjöld . Nordenskjöld named it after consul Nils Persson (1836–1916) from Helsingborg , a sponsor of the research trip .
Web links
- Persson Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Persson Island on geographic.org (English)