Jones Peak

Jones Peak (85°5′S 172°0′W) is a mainly ice-free peak, 3,670 metres (12,040 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of Mount Fisher at the head of DeGanahl Glacier, in the Prince Olav Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John M. Jones, Program Officer of the Committee on Polar Research, National Academy of Sciences, 1957–1963.[1]

References
  1. "Jones Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-05.

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