Mount Malville

Mount Malville
Mount Malville

Antarctica Pensacola Mountains

Highest point
Elevation 1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Coordinates 82°44′S 48°10′W / 82.733°S 48.167°W / -82.733; -48.167Coordinates: 82°44′S 48°10′W / 82.733°S 48.167°W / -82.733; -48.167
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Forrestal Range

Mount Malville is a mountain, 1,030 metres (3,380 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Ackerman Nunatak in the northern part of the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for J. McKim Malville, an auroral scientist at Ellsworth Station during the winter of 1957.[1]

References

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


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