Melba Peninsula

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, 1911–14, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Melba Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Melba Peninsula" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 66°31′S 98°18′E / 66.517°S 98.300°E / -66.517; 98.300


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