Melville, Cape
Cape Melville, is a low-lying, ice-free headland at the eastern end of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Some 388 ha of the site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 16000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.- Cape
- …is also known as “Cape Melville”
- Description: headland on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica
Places of Interest
Highlights include Melville Peak and Trowbridge Island.
Melville Peak
Peak
Melville Peak is a prominent peak surmounting…
Trowbridge Island
Islet
Trowbridge Island is an island lying 2 nautical miles…
Melville, Cape
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.02006° or 62° 1′ 12″ south
Longitude
-57.62308° or 57° 37′ 23″ west
Open location code
3894X9HG+XQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melville, Cape” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Melville (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Melville”
- Chinese: “梅爾維爾角”
- Dutch: “Cape Melville”
- German: “Kap Melville”
- Spanish: “Cabo Melville”
- Spanish: “Melville, cabo,pico”
- Spanish: “Melville, Cabo”
- Spanish: “Pico Melville”
- Swedish: “Melville (udde)”
- Swedish: “Melville”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station and Station G.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crab Mound and Middle Island.
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