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[edit] Joyce Peak

'''Joyce Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|28|S|168|12|E|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to over 1400 m in the N-central part of [[Ross Island]]. It stands west of the main summits of [[Giggenbach Ridge]] and 5.3 m south-southeast of [[Wyandot Point]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2000) after [[Karen Joyce]], a long-term ASA employee, who from 1990 made 10 deployments to [[McMurdo Station]], including a winter-over; assisted with computers in the [[Crary Science]] and [[Engineering Center]].

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[edit] Lake Joyce

'''Lake Joyce''' ({{coor dm|77|43|S|161|37|E|}}) is a [[lake]] which lies along the northern side of [[Taylor Glacier]] in [[Pearse Valley]], [[Victoria Land]]. It is 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, 140 ft deep and is covered by 22 ft of very clear ice. The lake was studied by the [[New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1963-64) which named it after [[Ernest Joyce]], a member of earlier British expeditions to the area led by Scott (1901-04) and Shackleton (1907-09).

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[edit] Mount Joyce

'''Mount Joyce''' ({{coor dm|75|36|S|160|49|E|}}) is a prominent, dome-shaped [[mountain]], 1,830 m, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) northwest of [[Mount Howard]] in the [[Prince Albert Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. First mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09, which named it for [[Ernest Joyce]] who was in charge of general stores, dogs, sledges, and zoological collections with the expedition and who had earlier been with the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04. Joyce was also with the [[Ross Sea Party]] of Shackleton's [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1914-17.

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[edit] Jubilee Peak

'''Jubilee Peak''' ({{coor dm|61|8|S|54|2|W|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to about 500 m at north end of [[Clarence Island]], west of [[Cape Lloyd]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Following the ascent of the peak by a JSEEIG party, [[February 2]], [[1977]], it was named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in honor of the [[Silver Jubilee]] year of HM [[Queen Elizabeth II]].

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[edit] Judas Rock

'''Judas Rock''' ({{coor dm|63|52|S|61|7|W|}}) is a rock, which is awash, lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of the southwest end of [[Trinity Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 because the rock marks the south extremity of a shoal area which extends northward from it for 3 nautical miles (6 km) in an otherwise clear passage.

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[edit] Mount Judd

'''Mount Judd''' ({{coor dm|85|4|S|170|26|E|}}) is a prominent bare rock [[mountain]], over 2,400 m, surmounting the ridge running north from [[Mount White]] in the [[Supporters Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Robert C. Judd]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[South Pole Station]], winter 1964, and [[Hallett Station]], 1964-65 summer season.

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[edit] Judith Glacier

'''Judith Glacier''' ({{coor dm|80|29|S|158|49|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing from the vicinity of [[Mount Hamilton]] northeastward to enter [[Byrd Glacier]] just east of [[Mount Tuatara]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[J.H. Judith]], [[U.S. Navy]], commanding officer of the Edisto during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1964.

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[edit] Juergens Island

'''Juergens Island''' ({{coor dm|77|53|S|165|2|E|}}) is an [[island]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of [[West Dailey Island]] in the [[Dailey Islands]], [[McMurdo Sound]]. Named after [[Eric D. Juergens]] of ASA, co-manager of a [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) project to clean up Antarctic waste sites beginning in 1991; director of safety, environment, and health activities, 1992-99, with heightened emphasis on environmental protection.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Mount Jukkola

'''Mount Jukkola''' ({{coor dm|71|51|S|64|38|W|}}) is a sharp, pyramidal [[peak]], or [[nunatak]], at the south-central margin of the [[Guthridge Nunataks]], in the [[Gutenko Mountains]] of central [[Palmer Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) in 1974. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Lloyd A. Jukkola]], CEC, [[U.S. Navy]], Officer-in-Charge of [[Palmer Station]] in 1973.

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[edit] Jule Peaks

'''Jule Peaks''' ({{coor dm|72|23|S|5|33|W|}}) is a small group of isolated peaks about 35 nautical miles (60 km) west-northwest of [[Borg Mountain]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Juletoppane (the Christmas peaks).

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[edit] Cape Jules

'''Cape Jules''' ({{coor dm|66|44|S|140|55|E|}}) is a rocky cape with a small [[cove]] along its north end, 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of [[Zelee Glacier Tongue]]. Discovered and named by the French expedition under d'Urville, 1837-40. Jules is the given name of the discoverer, Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville, as well as his son. The area was charted by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] in 1912-13, and again by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) in 1931, both under Mawson. The [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under Barre established astronomical control at this locality in 1951.

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[edit] Jumbo Cove

'''Jumbo Cove''' ({{coor dm|54|10|S|36|33|W|}}) is a [[cove]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southeast of [[Busen Point]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Charted and named by DI personnel during the period 1926-30.

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[edit] Mount Jumper

'''Mount Jumper''' ({{coor dm|78|14|S|85|36|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (2,890 m) located 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of [[Mount Viets]] in the central part of the [[Sentinel Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. First mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1957-59. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Maj. [[Jesse T. Jumper]], [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who participated in establishing the [[South Pole Station]] in the 1956-57 season.

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[edit] Cape Juncal

'''Cape Juncal''' ({{coor dm|62|59|S|56|28|W|}}) is a prominent cape forming the northwest extremity of D'[[Urville Island]], in the [[Joinville Island]] group. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1957 and was applied in remembrance of the Argentine naval victory of 1827 at the [[island]] of Juncal.

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[edit] Junction Corner

'''Junction Corner''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|94|41|E|}}) is the junction point of the mainland with the west side of [[Shackleton Ice Shelf]]. Discovered and named by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-14, under Mawson.

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[edit] Junction Knob

'''Junction Knob''' ({{coor dm|77|36|S|161|39|E|}}) is a descriptive name given by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) to a small but distinctive [[peak]] at the junction of [[Odin Glacier]] and [[Alberich Glacier]] neve areas in the [[Asgard Range]], [[Victoria Land]].

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[edit] Junction Spur

'''Junction Spur''' ({{coor dm|79|53|S|157|29|E|}}) is a rocky spur marking the eastern extremity of the [[Darwin Mountains]] and the junction of the Hatherton and [[Darwin Glaciers]]. Mapped and named by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58).

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[edit] Junction Valley

'''Junction Valley''' ({{coor dm|54|17|S|36|32|W|}}) is a [[valley]] sloping eastward from [[Echo Pass]] to Hestesletten on the west side of [[Cumberland East Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The name Junction Valley was originally applied by the [[Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] under Nordenskjold, 1901-04, to a valley joining Cumberland East Bay with [[Cumberland West Bay]]. The summit of this valley was later named Echo Pass. The original name has therefore been restricted to the east valley; [[Sphagnum Valley]] has been applied to the western part.

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[edit] June Island

'''June Island''' ({{coor dm|68|8|S|67|7|W|}}) is an [[island]] in the [[Debenham Islands]] lying close southwest of [[Audrey Island]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered and charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill, who named it for a daughter of [[Frank Debenham]], member of the BGLE [[Advisory Committee]].

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] June Nunatak

'''June Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|85|14|S|169|29|W|}}) is the central of three [[nunatak]]s in mid-stream of the upper [[Liv Glacier]], standing about 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of [[Mount Wells]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Named by the [[Southern Party]] of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for [[Harold June]], aviator and engineer on the [[South Pole]] flight of [[R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd]] in 1929.

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[edit] Mount June

'''Mount June''' ({{coor dm|76|16|S|145|7|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of [[Mount Paige]] in the [[Phillips Mountains]] of the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in December 1929, and named for [[Harold Island June]], airplane pilot with the expedition.

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[edit] Jungk Hill

'''Jungk Hill''' ({{coor dm|78|12|S|166|26|E|}}) is a mostly ice-free hill 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km) northeast of [[Mount Aurora]] on [[Black Island]], [[Ross Archipelago]]. Named after [[Robert A. Jungk]] of ASA, engaged in development and expansion of Black Island communication systems for several years beginning in 1989; ASA project engineer for the [[United States Antarctic Program]] (USAP) [[Unattended Satellite Earth Station]] which became operational in 1995.

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[edit] Juno Peaks

'''Juno Peaks''' ({{coor dm|71|58|S|69|47|W|}}) is a two steep-sided [[nunatak]]s with a small rock to the west, forming part of an east-west ridge 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of [[Mimas Peak]], in southern [[Alexander Island]]. Mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, and from survey by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1948-50. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after one of the asteroids lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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[edit] Jupiter Amphitheatre

'''Jupiter Amphitheatre''' ({{coor dm|71|34|S|161|51|E|}}) is a steep-walled [[valley]] of great beauty in eastern [[Morozumi Range]]. The valley is occupied by a [[glacier]] and is entered between [[Sickle Nunatak]] and [[Mount Van Veen]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-63. The name was applied by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) during the 1967-68 season.

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[edit] Jupiter Glacier

'''Jupiter Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|57|S|68|30|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] on the east coast of [[Alexander Island]], 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide at its mouth, which flows east into [[George VI Sound]] to the south of [[Ablation Valley]]. First photo from the air on [[November 23]], [[1935]], by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] and mapped from these photos by [[W.L.G. Joerg]]. Roughly surveyed in 1936 by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE). Named for the planet Jupiter by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following their surveys in 1948 and 1949.

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[edit] Jurassic Nunatak

'''Jurassic Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|20|S|73|4|W|}}) is a small [[nunatak]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northeast of [[Triassic Nunatak]] in the [[Yee Nunataks]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1961-68. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1987 after the [[Jurassic Period]] in geological time and in association with Triassic Nunatak. The name does not imply the age of the rock constituting this feature.

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[edit] Jurien Island

'''Jurien Island''' ({{coor dm|63|32|S|59|49|W|}}) is a small [[island]] lying north of [[Cape Leguillou]], the north tip of [[Tower Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The island was first charted and named by Captain [[Jules Dumont]] d'Urville on [[March 4]], [[1838]].

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Jurva Point

'''Jurva Point''' ({{coor dm|65|50|S|65|49|W|}}) is the extremity of a small [[peninsula]] forming the southeast end of [[Renaud Island]], in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[Risto Jurva]], Finnish oceanographer and pioneer in sea ice studies.

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[edit] Justa Peak

'''Justa Peak''' ({{coor dm|54|10|S|36|34|W|}}) is a [[peak]], 495 m, lying southwest of [[Busen Point]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Mount Justman

'''Mount Justman''' ({{coor dm|84|35|S|172|56|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] (740 m) along the edge of [[Ross Ice Shelf]], standing in the north part of [[Gabbro Hills]], midway between [[Olliver Peak]] and [[Mount Roth]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander [[L.G. Justman]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Assistant Ship Operations Officer]] on the Staff of the Commander, [[U.S. Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, 1964.

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[edit] Jutland Glacier

'''Jutland Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|55|S|166|12|E|}}) is a broad tributary [[glacier]], 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, in the [[Victory Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]]. It drains northwest from a common divide with [[Midway Glacier]] to join the flow of the [[Greenwell Glacier]] northwest of [[Boss Peak]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE which explored the area, 1962-63, to continue the sequence of features in the vicinity named after famous battles.

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[edit] Jutulgryta Crevasses

'''Jutulgryta Crevasses''' ({{coor dm|71|16|S|0|27|E|}}) is a [[crevasse]] field about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, at the east side of the mouth of [[Jutulstraumen Glacier]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Jutulgryta (the giant's caldron).

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[edit] Jutulhogget Peak

'''Jutulhogget Peak''' ({{coor dm|72|2|S|2|51|E|}}) is a high [[peak]] in the eastern ridge of [[Jutulsessen Mountain]], in the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1958-59) and named Jutulhogget.

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[edit] Jutulplogsla Crevasses

'''Jutulplogsla Crevasses''' ({{coor dm|72|28|S|1|35|W|}}) is a [[crevasse]] field half-way up [[Jutulstraumen Glacier]], about 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of [[Nashornet Mountain]], in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Jutulplogsla (the giant's plowed field).

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[edit] Jutulrora Mountain

'''Jutulrora Mountain''' ({{coor dm|72|15|S|0|27|W|}}) is a prominent [[mountain]] 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of [[Straumsvola Mountain]] in the west part of the [[Sverdrup Mountains]], overlooking the east side of [[Jutulstraumen Glacier]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Plotted from air photos by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-39). Remapped from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Jutulrora (the giant's pipe).

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[edit] Jutulsessen Mountain

'''Jutulsessen Mountain''' ({{coor dm|72|2|S|2|41|E|}}) is a large [[mountain]] rising to 2,370 m, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of [[Terningskarvet Mountain]] in the [[Gjelsvik Mountains]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Photographed from the air by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] (1938-1939). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Jutulsessen (the giant's seat).

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[edit] Jutulstraumen Glacier

'''Jutulstraumen Glacier''' ({{coor dm|71|35|S|0|30|W|}}) is a large [[glacier]] in [[Queen Maud Land]], about 120 nautical miles (220 km) long, draining northward to the [[Fimbul Ice Shelf]] between the [[Kirwan Escarpment]], [[Borg Massif]] and [[Ahlmann Ridge]] on the west and the [[Sverdrup Mountains]] on the east. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Jutulstraumen (the giant's stream).

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