Jones Islands is a physical feature (island) in North Slope Borough.
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Feature Name: | Jones Islands |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | Extends NW from Cottle Island to Thetis Island, on the Beaufort Sea coast, Arctic Plain. |
History: | "On July 24, 1837, P. W. Dease and Thomas Simpson reported, ""a range of low islands eight miles in length, to which we attached the name of the Reverend David T. Jones, the faithful and eloquent minister at Red River"" (T. Simpson, 1843, p. 129). Recent maps have extended the name west to include Thetis Island. See Thetis Island." |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 70.5441665649 |
Longitude: | -149.387771606 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Jones Islands: Jones Islands.
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