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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Jones Mountains (RUS) | 73° 40' 00.0" S | 94° 00' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 118660 Place ID: 7220 | |||
| Jones Mountains (USA) | 73° 32' 00.0" S | 94° 00' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 127159
Place ID: 7220
An isolated group of mountains, trending generally E-W for 27 mi, situated on the Eights Coast, Ellsworth Land, c. 50 mi S of Dustin Island. The charts of the USAS, 1939-41, show mountains in this approximate location and relationship to Dustin and Thurston Islands, indicating they were sighted in the flight from the ship Bear, Feb. 27, 1940. The mountains appear in distant air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, Dec. 30, 1946, and were observed from USN aircraft by Edward Thiel and J. Campbell Craddock, Jan. 22, 1960. The naming was proposed by Thiel and Craddock after Dr. Thomas O. Jones (1908-93), American chemist; senior NSF official in charge of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program, 1958-78; Director, Division of Enviornmental Science, NSF, 1965-69; Deputy Assistant Director for National and International Programs, NSF, 1969-78. |
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