Melrose Peak - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Melrose Peak is a peak

Summit (topography)

In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...

4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Peters Peak

Peters Peak

Peters Peak is a snow-covered peak, 2,220 m, standing 4 nautical miles north of Melrose Peak in the central part of Holyoake Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Merrill J...

in the Holyoake Range

Holyoake Range

Holyoake Range is a range in the south part of the Churchill Mountains, extending in a NW-SE direction for about 25 nautical miles between Prince Philip and Errant Glaciers. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Rt. Hon...

. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

(USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

(US-ACAN) for Robert L. Melrose, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963-64.

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