Melville Monument
Melville Monument is an island in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland. It was named "Melville Monument" by Arctic explorer Sir John Ross in July 1818.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Avannaata, Greenland
- Also known as: “Usuussarsuaq”
Melville Monument
- Category: landform
- Location: Avannaata, Greenland, North America
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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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