Mount Melania

Mount Melania (78°7′S 166°8′E / 78.117°S 166.133°E / -78.117; 166.133) is a prominent rounded hill, 330 m, at the north end of Black Island, in the Ross Archipelago. It was first climbed by Ferrar and Bernacchi of the Discovery expedition, 1901-04. The name is a Greek word connoting black, an appropriate name for a feature on Black Island. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1958-59.

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