Melfjellet

Melfjellet is a prominent rock outcrop in the eastern part of the , Antarctica, about 2 nautical miles southeast of . It was mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,677 metres
  • Description: Rock outcrop in Kemp Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Whiting Nunatak”

Melfjellet

Latitude
-68.35° or 68° 21′ south
Longitude
59.2° or 59° 12′ east
Elevation
1,677 metres (5,502 feet)
Open location code
3H3XM52X+2X
Geo­Names ID
6637953
Wiki­data ID
Q6812219
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melfjellet” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Melfjellet (bukid sa Antarctica)”
  • Cebuano: “Melfjellet”
  • Chinese: “梅爾菲耶萊特岩”
  • Dutch: “Melfjellet”
  • German: “Melfjellet”
  • Ladin: “Melfjellet”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Melfjellet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melfjellet”
  • Swedish: “Melfjellet (berg i Antarktis)”
  • Swedish: “Melfjellet, Antarktis”
  • Swedish: “Melfjellet”

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