Mount Robertson (Antarctica)
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Mount Robertson is a mountain
(1,565 m) standing 20 nautical miles (37 km) northwest of Mount Austin
and the head of Gardner Inlet
, on the east coast of Palmer Land
. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE), 1947–48, under Ronne, who named this feature for James B. Robertson, aviation mechanic with the expedition.
Mountain
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(1,565 m) standing 20 nautical miles (37 km) northwest of Mount Austin
Mount Austin (Antarctica)
Mount Austin is a conspicuous rock mass rising to 955 metres, projecting into the head of Gardner Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , 1947-48, under Ronne, and named by him for Stephen F. Austin, American colonizer in Texas and one of...
and the head of Gardner Inlet
Gardner Inlet
Gardner Inlet is a large, ice-filled inlet at the southwest side of Bowman Peninsula, on the east coast of Palmer Land. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , 1947–48, under Ronne, who named it for Irvine C...
, on the east coast of Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
(RARE), 1947–48, under Ronne, who named this feature for James B. Robertson, aviation mechanic with the expedition.