Roberts Knoll

Roberts Knoll (71°27′S 3°15′W / 71.450°S 3.250°W / -71.450; -3.250Coordinates: 71°27′S 3°15′W / 71.450°S 3.250°W / -71.450; -3.250) is a snow-covered coastal knoll with numerous rock outcrops at the east side of the mouth of Schytt Glacier in Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and named for Brian B. Roberts, Secretary of the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee.

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


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