SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Robin Heights (USA) 72° 27' 00.0" S 0° 38' 00.0" E Heights
Name ID: 130856 Place ID: 12237

A cluster of high rock summits between Hei Glacier and Kvitsvodene Valley in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). Named for Gordon de Q. Robin, third in command and a physicist with the NBSAE.

Robinheia (NOR) 72° 28' 00.0" S 0° 38' 00.0" E Heights
Name ID: 115841 Place ID: 12237

Partly ice- and snowcapped mountain area with the peak Heikampen, in the middle part of H.U.Sverdrupfjella, Fimbulheimen. After Gordon de Quetteville Robin, b. 1921, Australian, physicist, member of NBSAE, 1949-52. See also Gordonnuten.

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