Robertson Islands
| Robertson Islands | ||
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| archipelago | South Orkney Islands | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 46 ′ S , 45 ° 9 ′ W | |
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| Main island | Matthews Island | |
The Robertson Islands are a group of islands in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . They extend from the southeastern extension of Coronation Island in a southward direction over a length of 6.5 km. They include the following islands from north to south:
They were discovered and roughly mapped by the captains George Powell (1794-1824) and Nathaniel Palmer in December 1821. The name goes back to the British navigator James Weddell in 1823. The naming background has not survived.
The Robertson Islands are not to be confused with the Robertson Island further south, off the Antarctic Peninsula .
Web links
- Robertson Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Robertson Islands on geographic.org (English)