Melville, Cape

Cape Melville, is a low-lying, ice-free headland at the eastern end of in the of . Some 388 ha of the site has been identified as an by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 16000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Cape Melville”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Melville Peak and Trowbridge Island.

Peak
is a prominent peak surmounting Cape Melville, the eastern cape of , in the off Antarctica. It represents an eroded stratovolcano of unknown age and contains a volcanic crater at its summit.

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, Cape

Latitude
-62.02006° or 62° 1′ 12″ south
Longitude
-57.62308° or 57° 37′ 23″ west
Open location code
3894X9HG+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10253812642
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6637969
Wiki­data ID
Q5034942
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melville, Cape” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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