Robin Rocks
| Robin Rocks | ||
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| Waters | Normanna Strait | |
| archipelago | South Orkney Islands | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 41 ′ S , 45 ° 36 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Robin Rocks are a group of cliff rocks in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands, partially washed over by the sea . They are located northeast of Signy Island .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) carried out surveys between 1947 and 1950. Aerial photographs were taken in 1968 by the Royal Navy . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2004 based on the naming of the neighboring Robin Peak on Signy Island. Its namesake is Gordon de Quetteville Robin (1921-2004) from FIDS, in 1947 head of the research station on Signy Island, from which the first detailed survey of the island was made.
Web links
- Robin Rocks in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)