Mount Malville

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 to 1966, 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]

Mount Malville
Mount Malville is located in Antarctica
Mount Malville
Mount Malville
Highest point
Elevation1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Coordinates82°44′S 48°10′W
Geography
LocationAntarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent rangeForrestal Range

References

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