Robertson Buttress
Robertson Buttress is the westernmost in a series of large rock buttresses on the south side of Darwin Glacier between Alley Glacier and Gaussiran Glacier.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bastion Hill.
Bastion Hill
Peak
Bastion Hill is a prominent ice-free feature in the Brown Hills of Antarctica, rising to 1,490 metres and projecting southward into Darwin Glacier just east of Touchdown Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Plateau.
Pleasant Plateau
Locality
Pleasant Plateau is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of Blank Peaks and Foggydog Glacier in the Brown Hills. Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited. Pleasant Plateau is situated 10 km northeast of Robertson Buttress.
Robertson Buttress
- Type: Slope
- Description: mountain in Antarctica
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Robertson Buttress” goes by many names.
- German: “Robertson Buttress”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Robertson Buttress”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Relief Pass and Touchdown Glacier.
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