Mac. Robertson Land is the portion of

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lying southward of the

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between

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and Cape Darnley. It is located at . In the

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, Mac. Robertson Land includes the

Prince Charles Mountains The Prince Charles Mountains are a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies, with a height of . Other prominent peaks are ...

. It was named by the

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(BANZARE) (1929–1931), under Sir

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, after Sir Macpherson Robertson of

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, a

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of the expedition. From 1965 onward, members of the SAE (

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) began undertaking

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fieldwork in the

, eventually establishing a base,

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, on the eastern shore of Beaver Lake in the northern Prince Charles Mountains.

Nomenclature

''Mac.Robertson Land'' (no space after ''Mac.'') is the official Australian name, but it is known in the United States as ''Mac. Robertson Land'' and in Russia as ''MacRobertson Land''.SCAR Gazetteer Ref. No 8833 Mac. Robertson Land
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Features

As well as typical Antarctic geography, Mac. Robertson Land contains significant geographical features such as

Tschuffert Peak Tschuffert Peak () is a prominent, isolated peak between Taylor Glacier and Chapman Ridge in Mac. Robertson Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in 1936–37, and was originally n ...

Poulton Peak Poulton Peak () is the highest point on the elongated rock ridge in the northeast part of Blanabbane Nunataks, in Mac. Robertson Land. The summit has the appearance of a rock cairn. The peak was used as an unoccupied trigonometrical station by ANA ...

, and

Peak Seven Peak Seven () is a peak 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-northwest of Summers Peak in the Stinear Nunataks in Mac. Robertson Land. Discovered by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions The Australian National Antarctic Rese ...

;

Cape Rouse Cape Rouse () is an ice-covered cape 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Murray Monolith on the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. Discovered on 12 February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition The British Austral ...

Tilley Bay Tilley Bay () is a bay just east of Tilley Nunatak on the coast of Mac. Robertson Land Mac. Robertson Land is the portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. It is located at . In the east, Ma ...

, and

Frustration Dome Frustration Dome () is a large crevassed ice dome about southeast of Mount Henderson in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. The dome was the site of a tellurometer station established during an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANA ...

. Two of the most important of Mac. Robertson Land's landmarks are

, located in the

, and the

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References

External links

* Australian Antarctic Territory East Antarctica Lands of Antarctica {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub

Nomenclature

Features

See also

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