Name details

Robin Peak

Robin Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Robin Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110905

Feature type: Peak

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

rising to 260 m near N end of Signy Island, was surveyed by FIDS in 1947 and named after Dr Gordon de Quetteville Robin (1921-2004), Australian-born British physicist and glaciologist; FIDS Base Leader, "Cape Geddes", 1947, Signy, 1947-48, who made the first detailed survey of the island (including this peak); geophysicist, Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1949-52; Director, SPRI, 1958-82; Secretary, SCAR, 1958-70, and President, 1970-74 (APC, 1955, p.18; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963; 210 Signy Island sheet, 1-DOS 1973).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 40' 45.0" S
-60.67917°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 36' 49.0" W
-45.61361°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Mar-1955

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