Jack London - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

  • Mount London, also known as Boundary Peak 100, on the Alaska-British Columbia boundary, in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, is named for him.
  • Jack London Square on the waterfront of Oakland, California was named for him.
  • He was honored by the United States Postal Service with a 25¢ Great Americans series postage stamp.
  • Jack London Lake (Russian: Озеро Джека Лондона), a mountain lake located in the upper reaches of the Kolyma River in Yagodninsky district of Magadan Oblast.

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