Melville Highlands
The Melville Highlands are an ice-covered upland rising to about 500 metres and forming the central part of Laurie Island between Pirie Peninsula and the south coast, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ross Peaks.
Ross Peaks
Peak
Ross Peaks is a series of elevations rising to about… Ross Peaks is situated 3 km northeast of Melville Highlands.
Melville Highlands
- Plateau with an elevation of 500 metres (1,640 feet)
- Description: Laurie Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.733° or 60° 43′ 59″ south
Longitude
-44.6° or 44° 36′ west
Open location code
38FQ7C82+R2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melville Highlands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Melville Highlands”
- Chinese: “梅爾維爾高地”
- German: “Melville Highlands”
- Hausa: “Tsaunin Melville”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melville Highlands”
- Swedish: “Melville Highlands”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laurie Island and Rae, Point.
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