Mel Moraine
Mel Moraine is a moraine at the north end of the Gagarin Mountains, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Mel.- Hill
- Description: moraine in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-71.88333° or 71° 53′ south
Longitude
9.3° or 9° 18′ east
Open location code
2FWF4882+M2
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mel Moraine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mel Moraine”
- Chinese: “梅爾冰磧”
- Dutch: “Mel Moraine”
- German: “Mel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melsanden”
- Swedish: “Mel Moraine”
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