G. de Q. Robin - Base H 1947
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G de Q. Robin, after whom Robin Peak was named (Mount Robin to some) was the very first base commander of Signy Island Base. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the 50th anniversary get-together of ex-Signyites in 1997. He had been a submarine commander in the second world war and wanted to name the peak "Stygian" after his vessel, but wasn't allowed due it being a personal connection rather than an Antarctic connection. Instead the Stygian gave its name to Stygian Cove at the base of Robin Peak which dropped precipitously to the sea, the fact that this was a dark place usually in the shadow of the peak made it a more appropriate name too.
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