Robinson Peak (Antarctica)
Robinson Peak | ||
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height | 2040 m | |
location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
Mountains | Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
Coordinates | 79 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ S , 83 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Robinson Peak is a 2040 m high mountain in the Ellsworth Mountains of the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Heritage Range, it rises 11 km south of Mount Virginia on the eastern flank of the Rennell Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it on the basis of its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1961 to 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1966 after Willard E. Robinson, who worked as a construction mechanic on the US Byrd Station was active.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Robinson Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.