Melba Peninsula

Melba Peninsula is a broad, ice-covered peninsula between Reid Glacier and the , fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911–1914, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba of , a patron of the expedition.
Wikipedia
  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 393 metres (1,289 feet)
  • Description: peninsula in Queen Mary Land, Antarctica

Melba Peninsula

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Latitude
-66.5° or 66° 30′ south
Longitude
98.33333° or 98° 20′ east
Open location code
3M5WG82M+28
Geo­Names ID
6637946
Wiki­data ID
Q2680591

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melba Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Melba Peninsula”
  • Chinese: “梅爾巴半島”
  • German: “Melba-Halbinsel”
  • Hebrew: “חצי האי מלבה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melba Peninsula”
  • Swedish: “Melba Peninsula”

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