Melchior Islands

February 16 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F

NAMESAKE: vice-admiral of the French Navy Jules Melchior

DISCOVERY: during the German expedition of 1873/4 by Dallmann, charted by French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot in 1903-1905

LOCATION: center of Dallmann Bay

POSITION: near the center of Dallmann Bay in the Palmer Archipelago along Gerlache Strait at
Anvers Island

LANDSCAPE: dramatic shoreline of imposing glacier ice cliffs

FAUNA: various marine life from krill to cetaceans

LANDMARK: Argentinean base "Melchior" not occupied.Read more