Jones Rocks
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| location | Queen Marie Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 34 ′ S , 97 ° 50 ′ E | |
The Jones Rocks are rocky outcrops on the coast of the East Antarctic Queen Marie Land . They tower on the east coast of the Bay of Winds about 6 km southwest of the Avalanche Rocks .
It was discovered during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . They are named after Sydney Evan Jones (1887–1948), medical officer on this expedition.
Web links
- Jones Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Jones Rocks on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Sydney Evan Jones . Information on coolantarctica.com (accessed January 26, 2015).