Melville Highlands

Melville Highlands (60°44′S 44°36′W / 60.733°S 44.6°W / -60.733; -44.6) is an ice-covered upland rising to about 500 m and forming the central part of Laurie Island between Pirie Peninsula and the south coast, in the South Orkney Islands. A new name applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1987. Historically, it derives from James Weddell's map of 1825 whereon the name "Melville Island" appears for the already named Laurie Island. Robert S. Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771–1851), was First Lord of the Admiralty, 1812–27 and 1828–30, including the period of Antarctic exploration by Weddell.

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

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