Jones Channel

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / General San Martin - permanent station of Argentina /
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Ice-filled channel, 8 mi long and 1 to 2 mi wide, lying between Blaiklock Island and the S part of Arrowsmith Peninsula and connecting Bourgeois Fjord with the head of Bigourdan Fjord, off the W coast of Graham Land. Named for Harold D. Jones, FIDS airplane mechanic at Stonington Island, 1947-49, who was a member of the FIDS party which discovered, surveyed, and sledged through this channel in 1949.
Coordinates:   67°31'2"S   67°2'8"W
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