Nob Island (Antarctica)

Nob Island is the largest of the Anagram Islands, lying on the south side of French Passage in the Wilhelm Archipelago. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961 because there is a black knob of rock, almost permanently snow free, on the north side of the island which is a useful navigational mark for vessels using French Passage; nob is a spelling of knob.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Nob Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.