Melba Peninsula
Peninsula in Queen Mary Land, Antarctica
Melba Peninsula is a broad, ice-covered peninsula between Reid Glacier and the Bay of Winds, fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911–1914, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition.[1]
References
- ^ "Melba Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Melba Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
66°31′S 98°18′E / 66.517°S 98.300°E / -66.517; 98.300
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