Robert Point
| Robert Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 27 ′ S , 59 ° 23 ′ W | |
| location | Robert Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
The Robert Point is a headland , the south-eastern end of Robert Iceland in the archipelago of South Shetland Islands highlighted.
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it and named it in 1935 after the name of the island. Its namesake is probably the brig Robert of the British seal hunter Robert Fildes (1793-1827).
Web links
- Robert Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Robert Point on geographic.org (English)