The Melbert Rocks are rock outcrops close north-west of Mount Paterson in the

Rockefeller Mountains The Rockefeller Mountains () are a group of low-lying, scattered granite peaks and ridges, almost entirely snow-covered, standing 30 miles (48 km) south-southwest of the Alexandra Mountains on the Edward VII Peninsula of Antarctica. Discovered ...

of Edward VII Peninsula, Antarctica. They were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30, and were named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

for George W. Melbert, U.S. Navy, a utilitiesman at

Byrd Station The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica. History A joint Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marin ...

, 1966.

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* Rock formations of the Ross Dependency King Edward VII Land {{RossDependency-geo-stub