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    Robertson Islands

    Robertson Island

    60°47′S 45°09′W

    The Robertson Islands or Robertsons Islands are a group of islands extending 6 km southward of the south-eastern extremity of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.

    60°47′S 45°09′W

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    The Robertson Islands or Robertsons Islands are a group of islands extending 6 km southward of the south-eastern extremity of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. They were discovered and roughly charted by Captains George Powell and Nathaniel Palmer in December 1821 and named by James Weddell in 1823.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Robertson Islands

    • Matthews Island

      2.8 km²▲ 305 m

      Major islands

    • Skilling Island

      0.73 km²▲ 78 m

      Major islands

    • Steepholm

      0.24 km²▲ 76 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.18 km²▲ 103 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.15 km²▲ 31 m

      Minor islands

    • Atriceps Island

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      Minor islands

    Also in Scotia Arc

    Also in South Orkney Islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia