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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ross Peaks.
Ross Peaks
Peak
Ross Peaks is a series of elevations rising to about 450 m and trending NW-SE between Ferguslie Peninsula and Fitchie Bay in Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands. Ross Peaks is situated 3 km northeast of Melville Highlands.
Melville Highlands
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 500 metres
- Description: Laurie Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Melville Highlands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melville Highlands”
- Swedish: “Melville Highlands”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laurie Island and Acuña Island.
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