Name details

Robinson Group

Robinson Group (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Robinson Group  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 130860

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Group of small islands extending 10 mi in an E-W direction, lying close NW of Cape Daly. The group was observed by BANZARE under Mawson, 1931, who named it after W.S. Robinson of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition. Essentially the same islands were observed in 1931 by the crew of the Norwegian whale catcher Thorgaut, who gave the name Thorgautoyane. In concurrence with the recommendations by ANCA, the name Robinson has been assigned to the whole group and the name Thorgaut to the most conspicuous island.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 27' 00.0" S
-67.45000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
63° 27' 00.0" E
63.45000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Matthew Low 2005
Catalogue id
IA8318
Caption
Unmapped island in the Robinson Group with grounded iceberg in background.
Photographer
Low Matthew (Matt)

Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

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