Melcon Peak
| Melcon Peak | ||
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| height | 2500 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ S , 160 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Melcon Peak is an icy and 2500 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises 1.8 km south of Shapeless Mountain . Its southern flank is characterized by a wedge-shaped rock ledge
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 2004 after Mark Melcon (* 1950), a carpenter on the McMurdo station in 23 field research campaigns.
Web links
- Melcon peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Melcon Peak on geographic.org (English)