Robb Glacier
| Robb Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 65 km | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 38 ′ S , 165 ° 0 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The Robb Glacier is a 65 km long glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It flows from Clarkson Peak in a northerly direction on the east side of the Softbed Ridges to the Shackleton Coast and flows into the Ross Ice Shelf between Cape Goldie and Cape Huinga .
It was named after Rutherglen Murray Robb, who headed a 1959-1960 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , who crossed it on the way to the Lowery Glacier .
Web links
- Robb Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Robb Glacier on geographic.org (English)
Northwest part of Robb Glacier in the southeast of the map
Mouth of the Robb Glacier to the west of the map
Southern part of the Robb Glacier in the northeast of the map
