Lazarev Mountains
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Lazarev Mountains is a chain of mountain
s along the west side of Matusevich Glacier
southward of Eld Peak
, about 40 km (25 mi) long. Photographed from the air by Operation Highjump
(1946-47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
(1957-58) and ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) (1959). Named by the Soviet expedition after Lieutenant M.P. Lazarev
, commander of the sloop Mirnyy of the Bellingshausen
expedition (1819-21).
Mountain
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s along the west side of Matusevich Glacier
Matusevich Glacier
The Matusevich Glacier flows toward the coast of East Antarctica, pushing through a channel between the Lazarev Mountains and the north-western tip of the Wilson Hills. Constrained by surrounding rocks, the river of ice holds together. But stresses resulting from the glacier’s movement make deep...
southward of Eld Peak
Eld Peak
Eld Peak is a prominent peak rising 6 nautical miles southeast of Reynolds Peak on the west side of Matusevich Glacier. Two conical peaks were sighted in the area from the Peacock on January 16, 1840 by Passed Midshipmen Henry Eld and William Reynolds of the United States Exploring Expedition...
, about 40 km (25 mi) long. Photographed from the air by Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, , Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68....
(1946-47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Soviet Antarctic Expedition was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR....
(1957-58) and ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) (1959). Named by the Soviet expedition after Lieutenant M.P. Lazarev
Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev
Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev was a Russian fleet commander and explorer who discovered Antarctica.-Education and early career:Lazarev was born in Vladimir, a scion of the old Russian nobility from the Vladimir province. In 1800, he enrolled in Russia's Naval College. Three years later he...
, commander of the sloop Mirnyy of the Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen was an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer, who ultimately rose to the rank of Admiral...
expedition (1819-21).