Name details

Melba Peninsula

Melba Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Melba Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 128772

Feature type: Peninsula (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Broad, ice-covered peninsula between Reid Glacier and the Bay of Winds, fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf. Discovered by the AAE under Mawson, 1911-14, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba, of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 31' 00.0" S
-66.51667°
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Longitude:
98° 18' 00.0" E
98.30000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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