Melvold Nunataks

The Melvold Nunataks are a group of small nunataks located 14 nautical miles west of Mount Harding in the of Antarctica. They were mapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from air photos, 1956–60, and were named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for C.D.

Melvold Nunataks

Latitude
-72.85° or 72° 51′ south
Longitude
74.16667° or 74° 10′ east
Elevation
1,708 metres (5,604 feet)
Open location code
2JVP5528+2M
Geo­Names ID
6637970
Wiki­data ID
Q6814119
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melvold Nunataks” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Melvold Nunataks
  • Chinese: 梅沃爾德冰原島峰
  • German: Melvold-Nunatakker
  • Ladin: Melvold Nunataks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Melvold Nunataks
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Melvold Nunataks
  • Norwegian: Melvold Nunataks
  • Swedish: Melvold Nunataks

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