Melville Monument

Melville Monument is an in the Avannaata municipality, NW . It was named "Melville Monument" by Arctic explorer Sir John Ross in July 1818.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Avannaata, Greenland
  • Also known as: Usuussarsuaq

Melville Monument

Latitude
75.64056° or 75° 38′ 26″ north
Longitude
-58.52114° or 58° 31′ 16″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
C873JFRH+6G
Geo­Names ID
3421916
Wiki­data ID
Q24828478
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Melville Monument” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Melville Monument
  • Swedish: Melville Monument
  • Turkish: Melville Monument (Grönland)

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