Jones Buttress
Jones Buttress (81°37′S 160°34′E / 81.617°S 160.567°ECoordinates: 81°37′S 160°34′E / 81.617°S 160.567°E) is a wedge-shaped feature similar to and 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Brown Buttress, where it juts out from the east side of Surveyors Range into Dickey Glacier. It was named in honor of L. R. Jones, a member of the 1959 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a scientific officer on the geomagnetic project.[1]
References
- ↑ "Jones Buttress". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
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