This page presents the geographical name data for Robbins Glacier in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division.
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