Cape Jones
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 Map of the southern tip of the Daniell Peninsula (top center) with Cape Jones |
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| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 17 ′ S , 169 ° 13 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Borchgrevink coast | |
| Waters | Ross Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Glacier Strait | |
The Cape Jones forms the southern tip of Daniell Peninsula at the Borchgrevink Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located immediately southeast of Mount Lubbock and forms the eastern boundary of the northern entrance from the Ross Sea into Glacier Strait .
The British polar explorer James Clark Ross discovered it in January 1841 during his Antarctic expedition (1839-1843). Ross named the cape after Captain William Jones (<1805–1846) of the Royal Navy .
Web links
- Cape Jones in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Jones on geographic.org (English)