Melville Peninsula

Melville Peninsula is a cape in Antarctica.

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Highlights include Melville Peak and Trowbridge Island.

Peak

Melville Peak is a prominent peak surmounting Cape Melville, the eastern cape of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. It represents an eroded stratovolcano of unknown age and contains a volcanic crater at its summit. Melville Peak is situated 3½ km west of Melville Peninsula.

Islet

Trowbridge Island is an island lying 2 nautical miles northwest of Cape Melville in Destruction Bay, off the east coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Trowbridge Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Melville Peninsula.

Latitude

-62.025° or 62° 1′ 30″ south

Longitude

-57.6° or 57° 36′ west

Elevation

200 metres (656 feet)

Open location code

3894XCG2+22

GeoNames ID

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