Robert John Pankhurst is a

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who has contributed to the study of the

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and

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of Antarctica and

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. He has been a member of the

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since 2004. and th
National Academy of Sciences of Argentina
since 2005. Robert (Bob) Pankhurst has authored or co-authored of hundreds scientific papers since 1970 and is a Visiting Research Associate at the British Geological Survey.

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