Robert Glacier

Robert Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Robert Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 12208
Name ID: 511

Feature type: Glacier

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

The eastern of two glaciers entering the southern part of King Edward Ice Shelf in Kemp Land. Seen by Robert Dovers and G. Schwartz in 1954 whilst carrying out a sledge journey and survey in Edward VIII Gulf.

Named For

Named after Robert Dovers, surveyor and Officer-in-Charge, Mawson in 1954.

Location

Latitude:
67° 11' 10.3" S
-67.18620°
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Longitude:
56° 18' 42.1" E
56.31170°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
11-Aug-1955

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