Robinson Ridge
| Robinson Ridge | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ S , 110 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| location | Budd Coast , Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Sparkes Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Penney Bay | |
 Map of the Middle Windmill Islands with Robinson Ridge (bottom, right center) |
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Robinson Ridge is a rocky peninsula on the Budd coast of Wilkesland East Antarctica . It separates Sparkes Bay from Penney Bay on the east flank of the Windmill Islands .
It was first mapped using aerial photographs taken by the United States Navy in 1947 and 1948 during Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1956 after Frederick G. Robinson, flight officer in the US Navy with Operation Windmill, who was involved in the establishment of astronomical observation stations in the area in January 1948.
Web links
- Robinson Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Robinson Ridge on geographic.org (English)
- Map of the Windmill Islands and the surrounding area (PDF, March 2009) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)