Alaska Gazetteer
Jones Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Jones Glacier places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Jones Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | in Glacier Bay National Monument, trends E to its 1961 terminus, 1 mi. NW of Johns Hopkins Inlet, 2 mi. N of terminus of Toyatte Glacier, 82 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1936 by Field and Cooper (1937, p. 62) for Ernest L. Jones, 1876-1929, hydrographic and geodetic engineer and a member of the International Boundary Commission (IBC). Jones was a member of the U.S. Dept of Commercial Fisheries, 1913-15 and Superintendent and Director of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1915-20. He was the author of many publications, including several on Alaska. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.9291648865 |
| Longitude: | -137.147216797 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Jones Glacier: Jones Glacier.
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