Robertson Landing
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 23 ′ S , 110 ° 26 ′ E | |
| location | Ardery Island , Windmill Islands | |
| Waters | Vincennes Bay | |
The Robertson Landing is a headland on the north side Ardery Iceland in Archipelago of the Windmill Islands off the Budd Coast of the East Antarctic Wilke country . It is located near the western end of the island and serves as a pier .
The first landing in 1961 was made by the Australian polar explorer Phillip Law together with a team from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . It is named after the Australian entrepreneur Norman Napoleon Robertson (1909-1993), who financed the expansion of the headland as a jetty.
Web links
- Robertson Landing in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Robertson Landing on geographic.org (English)