 Nelson Strait | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°17′49.3″S59°29′43.6″W / 62.297028°S 59.495444°W /-62.297028; -59.495444 |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Mellona Rocks is a group of scattered rocks lying at the north entrance toNelson Strait in theSouth Shetland Islands,Antarctica and extending 1.7 by 0.9 km (1.06 by 0.56 mi). The area was known to the early 19th-centurysealers and sometimes included under the names 'Heywood Islands' or 'Powels Islands'.
The feature is named after the British sealing shipMellona under Captain Thomas Johnson that operated in the South Shetlands in 1821–22.
The rocks are centred at62°17′49.3″S59°29′43.6″W / 62.297028°S 59.495444°W /-62.297028; -59.495444 which is 4.63 km (2.88 mi) north-northeast ofNewell Point,Robert Island, 4.79 km (2.98 mi) east-northeast of the midpoint ofOpaka Rocks, 13.1 km (8.14 mi) west ofHarmony Point,Nelson Island and 2.35 km (1.46 mi) northwest ofLiberty Rocks (British mapping in 1822, 1962 and 1968, Chilean in 1961 and 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2009).
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