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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-09-13 human Ken McInnes updated 2023-10-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006127b.htm person Dovers Robert George FRGS AACR2 c. 1922 3 December 1981 Place of Birth Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death New South Wales, Australia Surveyor Cartographer Antarctic explorer Robert Dovers was a surveyor with the first Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) to Heard Island in 1947-1948, drawing up a map of the Island. Then again in 1949 with the ANARE expedition to Macquarie Island. In 1951 he joined a party of seven Frenchman as Surveyor/Cartographer and husky trainer, for 14 months at Terre Adelie in Antarctica. On his return to Australia, he was appointed Office-in-Charge and Surveyor for the first Australian wintering party on the Antarctic Continent, 1954-1955, setting up the base that still operates as Mawson Station. During this period he was responsible for the discovery of the Prince Charles Mountains.

Bob Dovers' extensive survey work is commemorated by the following placenames on Heard Island and Antarctica:

* Dovers Crater, Heard Island - a volcanic crater on Azorella Peninsula;
* Dovers Moraine, Heard Island - a moraine ridge on the eastern side of the Stephenson Glacier;
* Dovers Peak, Antarctica - one of the Stinear Nunataks in Mac.Robertson Land. Discovered in 1954 by the ANARE party led by Robert G. Dovers, after whom it is named;
* Dovers Glacier, Antarctica, a glacier extending WNW into the south-eastern side of Stefansson Bay in Kemp Land, (Renamed after Bob Dovers.)

[c. 1922] [3 December 1981] Career event - Fellow, Royal Geographical Society [c. 1922] [3 December 1981] Award - Officer, Académie des sciences 1947 1949 Career position - Surveyor, First Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) to Heard Island [Produced a map of Heard Island] Nov 1949 Nov 1949 Career position - Coroner, Tasmania 1951 1952 Career position - Surveyor/Cartographer, French Expedition, Adelie Land, Antarctica 1953 1955 Career position - Officer-in-Charge, Mawson Station, Antarctica 1 Mar 1955 1 Mar 1955 Award - Polar Medal, For services with the French Antarctic Expeditions to Adelie Land 1951, 1952 c. 1956 c. 1956 Award - Mrs Patrick Ness Award, Royal Geographical Society, London, for geographical exploration and investigation 24 Jan 1956 24 Jan 1956 Award - Clasp to the Polar Medal, for services with ANARE to Mawson 1954-55 Dovers, George Harris Sarjeant (1887 - 1971) 'Dovers, Robert George (Bob)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Dovers, Robert George (Bob) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Fourteen Men : Story of the Australian Antactic Expedition to Heard Island Scholes, Arthur [W. Arthur] Fourteen Men : Story of the Australian Antactic Expedition to Heard Island Melbourne F. W. Cheshire 1949 Book: Huskies Dovers, Robert Huskies London G. Bell and Sons 1957 Journal Article: Obituary: Robert George Dovers Anon Obituary: Robert George Dovers 1982 The Australian Surveyor 31 2 146-147