Melville Highlands
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 Map of the South Orkney Islands with Laurie Island (right) and the Mellville Highlands |
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| location | Laurie Island , South Orkney Islands | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 44 ′ S , 44 ° 36 ′ W | |
The Melvillve Highlands are about 500 m high and icy highlands on Laurie Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It forms the central part of the island between the Pirie Peninsula and the south coast.
The designation made by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1987 is derived from that of Laurie Island by the British navigator James Weddell , who recorded it on a map as Melville Island in 1825 . Namesake is Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771-1851), First Lord of the Admiralty from 1812 to 1827 and from 1828 to 1830.
Web links
- Melville Highlands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Melville Highlands on geographic.org (English)