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Feature Name (see definition): Robbins Glacier Feature Class (see definition): Glacier Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 18583 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 10' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 098° 41' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.1666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -98.6833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2003 Description (see definition): A broad glacier flowing into the head of Peale Inlet on the N side of Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Aviation Radarman James Haskin Robbins of the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, aircrewman in the PBM Mariner seaplane that crashed on adjacent Noville Peninsula, Dec. 30, 1946. His energy and initiative contributed to the well-being of six survivors who were rescued Jan 12, 1947 (Ball Peninsula, Mount Howell, q.v.). Date Created (see definition): 01/23/2004 Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Robbins Glacier in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Robbins Glacier information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Robbins Glacier should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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