Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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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| Robbins Hill (NZL) | 77° 48' 00.0" S | 164° 04' 00.0" E | Hill |
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Name ID: 114244
Place ID: 16890
A hill 3 mi long which is the E-most rock unit on the N side of the terminus of Blue Glacier, on Scott Coast, Victoria Land. The feature rises to 1140 m in the W portion. Named after Rob Robbins, who in 1999 completed 20 consecutive years of deployment to Antarctica in various positions held for three USAP support contractors at McMurdo and Palmer Stations; wintered at McMurdo, 1981 and 1985; construction diver/divemaster, McMurdo and Palmer Stations, 1985-86,1988-89, 1995-96 seasons; Scientific Diving Coordinator, McMurdo and Palmer Stations, 1996-99 seasons. Mr. Robbins made over 1,000 dives in Antarctica for USAP and supported science in many locations around McMurdo Sound. |
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| Robbins Hill (USA) | 77° 48' 00.0" S | 164° 04' 00.0" E | Hill |
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Name ID: 130823
Place ID: 16890
A hill, 3 mi long, which is the E-most rock unit on the N side of the terminus of Blue Glacier, on Scott Coast, Victoria Land. The feature rises to 1140 m in the W portion. Named after Rob Robbins, who in 1999 completed 20 consecutive years of deployment to Antarctica in various positions held for three USAP support contractors at McMurdo and Palmer Stations; wintered at McMurdo, 1981 and 1985; construction diver/divemaster, McMurdo and Palmer Stations, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1995-96 seasons; Scientific Diving Coordinator, McMurdo and Palmer Stations, 1996-99 seasons. Mr. Robbins made over 1,000 dives in Antarctica for USAP and supported science in many locations around McMurdo Sound. |
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