James Kerguelen Robinson

James Kerguelen Robinson
Born
James Kerguelen Robinson

(1859-03-11)March 11, 1859
Kerguelen Islands
Died1914 (aged 54–55)
Murchison, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
  • Prospector
Spouse
Alice Maud Wakefield
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(m. 1889)​
Parent(s)James William Robinson
Jane Parsons Bentley

James Kerguelen Robinson (11 March 1859 – 1914) was an Australian prospector who was the first person born south of the Antarctic Convergence. Robinson Pass was named after him.[1][2]

  1. ^ J. Robinson. Appendix B: Log of the Offley. In: Reminiscences. Hobart: Archives Office of Tasmania, 1906. pp. 98-99. (Transcribed and edited by D. Cerchi.)
  2. ^ R. K. Headland (1989). Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events. Cambridge University Press. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-0-521-30903-5.