Jones Glacier

Jones Glacier
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Map showing the location of Jones Glacier
Location of Jones Glacier in Antarctica
Type channell
Location Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Coordinates 66°36′S 91°30′E / 66.600°S 91.500°E / -66.600; 91.500
Length 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Width 6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus east of Krause Point
Status unknown

Jones Glacier (66°36′S 91°30′E / 66.600°S 91.500°E / -66.600; 91.500Coordinates: 66°36′S 91°30′E / 66.600°S 91.500°E / -66.600; 91.500) is a channel glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide and 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing north from the continental ice to the coast close east of Krause Point. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ensign Teddy E. Jones, U.S. Navy Reserve, a photo interpreter with the Naval Photographic Interpretation Center, who served as recorder and assistant with the U.S. Navy Operation Windmill parties which established astronomical control stations along Wilhelm II Coast, Knox Coast and Budd Coast in 1947–48.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jones Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-05.

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