SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Jones Rocks (AUS) 66° 33' 51.0" S 97° 50' 44.0" E Rock
Name ID: 2385 Place ID: 7225

Coastal rock outcrops on the eastern side of the Bay of Winds, Queen Mary Land. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after S.E. Jones, a member of the expedition.

Jones Rocks (RUS) 66° 34' 00.0" S 97° 51' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 118662 Place ID: 7225

Jones Rocks (USA) 66° 34' 00.0" S 97° 50' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 127164 Place ID: 7225

Coastal outcrops 4 mi SW of Avalanche Rocks, on the E shore of the Bay of Winds. Discovered by the AAE, 1911-14, under Mawson, and named by him for Dr. S.E. Jones, medical officer with the expedition.

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