Antarctica

Melville Peak

Melville Peak is a prominent peak surmounting , the eastern cape of , in the off Antarctica. It represents an eroded stratovolcano of unknown age and contains a volcanic crater at its summit.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 53 metres
  • Description: mountain in King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Pico Melville”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trowbridge Island.

Islet
is an lying 2 nautical miles northwest of Cape Melville in Destruction Bay, off the east coast of King George Island in the .

Melville Peak

Latitude
-62.02128° or 62° 1′ 17″ south
Longitude
-57.67094° or 57° 40′ 15″ west
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
3894X8HH+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2931372768
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6637966
Wiki­data ID
Q11707391
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Satellite Map

Discover Melville Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melville Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Melville”
  • Chinese: “梅爾維爾峰”
  • Dutch: “Melville Peak”
  • German: “Melville Peak”
  • Ladin: “Melville Peak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Melville Peak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melville Peak”
  • Spanish: “Melville, Pico”
  • Swedish: “Melville”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crab Mound and Middle Island.

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