Melchior Harbour
Melchior Harbor is a small harbour in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, formed by the semi-circular arrangement of Delta, Alpha, Beta, Kappa and Gamma Islands.- Type: Cove
- Description: bay in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Melchior Harbor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gamma Island and Kappa Island.
Gamma Island
Island
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Gamma Island is an island, 1.6 kilometres long, which marks the southwestern extremity of the Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago. This island was first roughly charted and named "Ile Gouts" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but that name has not survived in usage.
Kappa Island
Islet
Kappa Island is an island, nearly 0.5 nautical miles long, lying immediately south of Beta Island and close east of the Theta Islands in the Melchior Islands of the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
Alpha Island
Islet
Alpha Island, also known as Isla Huidobro, is a small island lying between Epsilon Island and Delta Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago.
Melchior Harbour
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Melchior Harbour from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Swedish—“Melchior Harbour” goes by many names.
- German: “Melchior Harbour”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melchior Harbor”
- Spanish: “Melchior, puerto”
- Swedish: “Melchior, puerto”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Melchior and Gallows Point.
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