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Persson Island

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Location
  
Antarctica

Archipelago
  
James Ross Island group

Length
  
2 km (1.2 mi)

Persson Island

Persson Island is an island 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, lying in the entrance to Rohss Bay on the southwest side of James Ross Island. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901–04, and named by him for Nils Persson, a patron of the expedition.

References

Persson Island Wikipedia