Robertson Bay
bay in Antarctica
Robertson Bay (71°25′S 170°00′E) is a large, roughly triangular bay that indents the north coast of Victoria Land between Cape Barrow and Cape Adare. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, who named it for Dr. John Robertson, surgeon on HMS Terror.
Features
Robertson Bay extends between Cape Barrow in the west and Cape Adare in the east.
Protection Cove in the south is the head of the bay.
Cape Barrow is on Flat Island, east of Siren Bay and north of Cape Wood.
Shipley Glacier divides and enters Robertson Bay to the west and to the south of the island, where it flows into Pressure Bay.
Frank Newnes Glacier also flows into Pressure Bay, which is divided by Birthday Point from Berg Bay.
Haffner Glacier empties into Berg Bay.
The Sphinx Rock and Islands Point separate Berg Bay from Relay Bay.
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