Abbott Spur [SEP] continent
Abbott Spur
Abbott Spur is an ice-covered spur in Victoria Land, Antarctica, separating the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier and Allison Glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range.
Discovery and naming.
The spur was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after Robin R. Abbott. Abbot was helicopter field operations coordinator at McMurdo Station, and was active in coordination and planning of science support in Antarctica from 1984.
- 1987 to 1988 Ray Parker
- 1988 to Jan-92 Hugh Stinson
- Jan-92 to Mar-92 Andy Woolford (caretaker)
- Mar-92 to Feb-95 John Ryan
- Feb-95 to Sep-96 Steve Lovell
- Sep-96 to Mar-99 Alan Walker
- Mar-99 to Jan-01 Hugh Stinson
- Jan-01 to Sep-01 John Roles
- Oct-01 to Nov-04 Mark Beeney
- Nov-04 to Mar-05 Steve Nolan
- Mar-05 to Oct-07 Steve Lovell
- Nov-07 to Jul-11 Gary Abbott
- Jul-11 to Sep-11 Richard Brady
- Sep-11 to Apr-12 Joe