Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Robinson Pass (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Robinson Pass (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Pass (2e)
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The ice-covered saddle of elevation 1850 m between Sostra Heights on the E and the side ridge on the W that trends east-northeastwards from Mount Dalrymple on the main crest of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Situated 9.15 km ENE of Mount Dalrymple, 3.35 km SW of Mount Malone in Sostra Heights, and 9 km N of Mount Schmid in Bangey Heights. Part of the glacial divide between Sabazios Glacier to the N and Embree Glacier to the S. US mapping in 1961. Named after the Australian James Kerguelen Robinson (1859-1914), the first human born south of the Antarctic Convergence – on board the sealing ship Offley in Morbihan Bay (Royal Sound then), Kelguelen Island on 11 March 1859.
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