He was curator of the Scott Polar Research Institute from 1987 .
It was named by the UK Antarctic Place - Names Committee for Robert K. Headland , a British Antarctic Survey biological assistant at Grytviken , 1977 -- 80 and 1981 -- 82 .
Robert K. Headland was assistant of the Scott Polar Research Institute from 1987 .
It was named by the UK Antarctic Place - Names Committee for Robert K. Headland , a British Antarctic Survey biological assistant at Grytviken , 1977 -- 80 and 1981 -- 82 .