Robertson Ridge

Robertson Ridge (77°24′S 162°12′E / 77.400°S 162.200°E / -77.400; 162.200Coordinates: 77°24′S 162°12′E / 77.400°S 162.200°E / -77.400; 162.200) is a ridge circumscribing the northwest part of Clark Glacier in Victoria Land. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James D. Robertson, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysicist at Byrd Station, 1970-71 season; he participated in the geophysical survey of the Ross Ice Shelf in the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons.

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