Jagged Island (Graham Land)
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Jagged Island is an island 2 miles (3 km) long, lying 1 miles (1.6 km) east of Dodman Island
and 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Ferin Head
, off the west coast of Graham Land
. 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 Rymill.
Dodman Island
Dodman Island is an island 3.5 nautical miles long, lying 4 nautical miles southeast of Rabot Island and 10 nautical miles west of Ferin Head, off the west coast of Graham Land. The island was charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition , 1934–37, under Rymill....
and 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Ferin Head
Ferin Head
Ferin Head is a headland 4 nautical miles north of the entrance to Holtedahl Bay, in the northwest of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast in Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, who from a distant position in Pendleton Strait charted this feature as an island,...
, off the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. It was probably first sighted in January 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and was charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
, 1934–37, under Rymill.