# Robbery Beaches
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{{Short description|Series of beaches in Antarctica}}
thumb|Location of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
[[File:Byers Peninsula.jpg|thumb|Robbery Beaches and [Barclay Bay](/source/Barclay_Bay) from near [Basalt Lake](/source/Basalt_Lake) on [Byers Peninsula](/source/Byers_Peninsula), [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island), with left to right [Lair Point](/source/Lair_Point), [Frederick Rocks](/source/Frederick_Rocks), [Cutler Stack](/source/Cutler_Stack), [Nedelya Point](/source/Nedelya_Point) and the northern part of [Urvich Wall](/source/Urvich_Wall) in the middle ground, and [Cape Shirreff](/source/Cape_Shirreff) and [Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula](/source/Ioannes_Paulus_II_Peninsula) in the right background]]
'''Robbery Beaches''' are beaches extending along the north side of [Byers Peninsula](/source/Byers_Peninsula), [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island) in the [South Shetland Islands](/source/South_Shetland_Islands), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica) between [Essex Point](/source/Essex_Point) to the west and [Nedelya Point](/source/Nedelya_Point) to the east. They are crossed by [Eridanus Stream](/source/Eridanus_Stream) and [Bedek Stream](/source/Bedek_Stream).
The name ‘Robbery Beach’ was used by [James Weddell](/source/James_Weddell) in 1820–23. It arose from the [English](/source/England) robbery of sealskins collected by the [American](/source/US) brig ''Charity'' (Capt. Charles H. Barnard) of New York in January 1821. There was fierce competition between British and American sealers in the area during the early 1820s.
==Location==
The beaches are centred at {{Coord|62|36|57.6|S|61|04|58.8|W||display=inline,title}} (British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
==Maps==
* [http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/540915.html Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.] from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131109084308/http://hercules.cedex.es/Ecosistemas/ByersRadar.pdf Península Byers, Isla Livingston.] Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992. (Map image on p. 55 of the linked study)
* L.L. Ivanov et al. [Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands](/source/%3Acommons%3AImage%3ALivingston-Greenwich-map.jpg). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
* L.L. Ivanov. [http://apcbg.org/image023.jpg Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424075823/http://apcbg.org/image023.jpg |date=2008-04-24 }}. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. {{ISBN|978-954-92032-6-4}}
* [http://www.add.scar.org Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).] Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
* L.L. Ivanov. [Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island](/source/%3Acommons%3AFile%3ALivingston-Island-Map-2010-15.png). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. {{ISBN|978-619-90008-3-0}}
==In fiction==
Robbery Beaches are part of the mise-en-scène in the Antarctica [thriller novel](/source/thriller_novel) ''The Killing Ship'' authored by [Elizabeth Cruwys](/source/Elizabeth_Cruwys) and [Beau Riffenburgh](/source/Beau_Riffenburgh) under their joint alias [Simon Beaufort](/source/Simon_Beaufort) in 2016, and are shown on a sketch map of Livingston Island illustrating the book.[S. Beaufort. [https://books.google.com/books?id=950bDQAAQBAJ ''The Killing Ship.''] Sutton, Surrey: Severn House Publishers, 2016. 224 pp. {{ISBN|978-0-7278-8639-2}}][[https://www.susannagregory.com/simonbeaufort/the-killing-ship/ ''The Killing Ship.''] Susanna Gregory Website, 2019]
==Gallery==
Byers Peninsula, eastern part.jpg|Eastern [Byers Peninsula](/source/Byers_Peninsula) in [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island) with left to right [Lair Hill](/source/Lair_Point), Robbery Beaches, [Sparadok Point](/source/Sparadok_Point), [Tsamblak Hill](/source/Tsamblak_Hill) and [Negro Hill](/source/Negro_Hill) in the middle ground; and [Rowe Point](/source/Rowe_Point), [Cutler Stack](/source/Cutler_Stack), [Ivanov Beach](/source/Ivanov_Beach), [Nedelya Point](/source/Nedelya_Point), [Urvich Wall](/source/Urvich_Wall) surmounted by the slopes of [Rotch Dome](/source/Rotch_Dome), and [Clark Nunatak](/source/Clark_Nunatak) in the background
ASPA-126-Byers-Peninsula.png|Topographic map of [Antarctic Specially Protected Area](/source/Antarctic_Specially_Protected_Area) ''ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula''
File:Powell-Chart-1822.png|Fragment of [George Powell](/source/George_Powell_(sealer))'s 1822 chart of the [South Shetland Islands](/source/South_Shetland_Islands) and [South Orkney Islands](/source/South_Orkney_Islands) featuring Robbery Beaches (as 'North Beach')
File:Livingston-Island-Map-2010-15.png|Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
File:Killing-Ship-Map.png|Geography of the novel
''The Killing Ship'' by [Simon Beaufort](/source/Simon_Beaufort)
==Notes==
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==References==
* [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=110892 Robbery Beaches.] SCAR [Composite Antarctic Gazetteer](/source/Composite_Antarctic_Gazetteer).
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