Robertson Island is an ice-covered island, 21 km (13 mi) long in a northwest-southeast direction and 10 km (6 mi) wide, lying at the east end of the Seal Nunataks off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Captain Carl Anton Larsen discovered Robertson Island from the Jason on 9 December 1893.

[1] Curious to find out if the volcano was active he skied to the top from the north side of the island, later naming it Mt.

San Roque Refuge (65°14′40″S 59°26′38″W / 65.244413°S 59.443782°W / -65.244413; -59.443782) was an Argentine Antarctic refuge located on Robertson Island at the east end of the Foca nunataks off the Nordenskjöld coast east of the Antarctic Peninsula.

The shelter was opened on 1 October 1956, and was administered by the Argentine Army.