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Melville Peak

Coordinates: 62°1′S 57°41′W / 62.017°S 57.683°W / -62.017; -57.683
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Melville Peak (62°1′S 57°41′W / 62.017°S 57.683°W / -62.017; -57.683) is a prominent peak surmounting Cape Melville, the eastern cape of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. This peak, which was probably known to early sealers in the area, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1908–10, and takes its name from Cape Melville.[1] It was climbed from the northeast in September 1949 by Geoff Hattersley-Smith and Ken Pawson.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Melville Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  2. ^ Damien Gildea (4 March 2015). Antarctic Peninsula - Mountaineering in Antarctica: Travel Guide. Nevicata. ISBN 978-2-511-03136-0.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Melville Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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