Jacobsen Head

Jacobsen Head () is an ice-covered headland forming the northeast point of Slichter Foreland, Martin Peninsula, on the Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. First delineated by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Commander Glen Jacobsen, U.S. Navy, captain of the icebreaker Atka on the 1954-55 reconnaissance cruise to Antarctica to examine sites for use as science stations during the 1957-58 IGY.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Jacobsen Head" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).