Robbins Glacier

Robbins Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Robbins Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°10′00″S 98°41′00″W / 72.16667°S 98.68333°W / -72.16667; -98.68333
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Peale Inlet
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island

Robbins Glacier (72°10′S 98°41′W / 72.167°S 98.683°W / -72.167; -98.683Coordinates: 72°10′S 98°41′W / 72.167°S 98.683°W / -72.167; -98.683) is a broad glacier flowing into the head of Peale Inlet on the north 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 Operation Highjump, aircrewman in the PBM Mariner seaplane that crashed on adjacent Noville Peninsula, December 30, 1946. His energy and initiative contributed to the well-being of six survivors who were rescued Jan 12, 1947 (Ball Peninsula, Mount Howell).

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Robbins Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).