Name details

Robertson Landing

Robertson Landing (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Robertson Landing  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1294

Feature type: Landing

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A boat landing on the northern side of Ardery Island, near the western end. A landing was first made at this place by Phillip Law and an ANARE party from the launch MacPherson Robertson on 9 January 1961. Named after N.N. Robertson of Melbourne, the donor of the launch.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 22' 05.2" S
-66.36811°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
110° 26' 31.6" E
110.44211°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
3 m
Accurate to 5m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Windmill Islands 1:50000 GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Wind50K
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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