Melba Peninsula
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Melba Peninsula is a broad, ice-covered peninsula
between Reid Glacier
and the Bay of Winds, fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf
. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba, of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
between Reid Glacier
Reid Glacier
Reid Glacier is an 11-mile-long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends north to Reid Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, two miles south of Glacier Bay and 72 miles northwest of Hoonah. It was named by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition for Harry Fielding Reid....
and the Bay of Winds, fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf
Shackleton Ice Shelf
Shackleton Ice Shelf is an extensive ice shelf fronting the coast of East Antarctica for about 384 km , projecting seaward about 145 km in the western portion and 64 km in the east. It occupies an area of 33,820 km². It is part of Mawson Sea and separates the Queen Mary Coast to the west from...
. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba, of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition.