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Feature Name (see definition): Jones Peninsula Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 18564 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 55' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 100° 50' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.9166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -100.8333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2003 Description (see definition): An ice-covered peninsula 5 mi W of Hughes Peninsula in NW Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Ensign Robert H. Jones, navigator and second pilot of PBM Mariner aircraft in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this peninsula and coastal areas adjacent to Thurston Island, 1946-47. Date Created (see definition): 01/23/2004 Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Jones Peninsula in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jones Peninsula information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jones Peninsula should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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