Jones Point (Antarctica)
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Jones Point is a point within Wilhelmina Bay
, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Pelseneer Island
, and 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Cape Anna
on the west coast of Graham Land
. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir Bennett M. Jones, F.R.S., author of "Aerial Survey
ing by Rapid Methods", a pioneer work on the subject.
Wilhelmina Bay
Wilhelmina Bay is a bay wide between the Reclus Peninsula and Cape Anna along the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named for Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands....
, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Pelseneer Island
Pelseneer Island
Pelseneer Island is an island 2 nautical miles long and 1 nautical mile wide, with three prominent rocky peaks projecting through its icecap, lying 2 nautical miles northeast of O'Neal Point and 2 nautical miles west of Brooklyn Island in the south-central portion of Wilhelmina Bay, off the...
, and 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Cape Anna
Cape Anna
Cape Anna is a prominent black cape rising to 280 m, immediately west of Anna Cove, located 1 mile west of Louise Island and the entrance to Hugershoff Cove, and 2.3 miles northeast of Mount Fourcade, and forming the north tip of Arctowski Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered...
on the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir Bennett M. Jones, F.R.S., author of "Aerial Survey
Aerial survey
Aerial survey is a geomatics method of collecting information by using aerial photography, LiDAR or from remote sensing imagery using other bands of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared, gamma, or ultraviolet. It can also refer to the chart or map made by analysing a region from the air...
ing by Rapid Methods", a pioneer work on the subject.