Vyatskaya Peak
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Vyatskaya Peak is a peak
, 2,455 m, on the north part of Skavlrimen Ridge
in the Weyprecht Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition
, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition
, 1960–61, and named presumedly after the river Vyatka
.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, 2,455 m, on the north part of Skavlrimen Ridge
Skavlrimen Ridge
Skavlrimen Ridge is a largely snow-covered ridge, about 3 nautical miles long and surmounted in the north part by Vyatskaya Peak, located 1.5 nautical miles east of Dekefjellet Mountain in the Weyprecht Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic...
in the Weyprecht Mountains
Weyprecht Mountains
Weyprecht Mountains is a small group of mountains about 10 miles west of the Payer Mountains, forming the western half of the Hoel Mountains in Queen Maud Land. They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt...
, Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition
New Swabia
New Swabia is a cartographic name sometimes given to an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land, which within Norway is administered as a Norwegian dependent territory under the Antarctic Treaty System...
, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
, 1956–60; remapped by 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....
, 1960–61, and named presumedly after the river Vyatka
Vyatka
Vyatka may refer to:*Vyatka River, a river in Russia*Vyatka, former name of the city of Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia*Vyatka Region, an informal name of Kirov Oblast of Russia*Vyatka Motor Scooter, a Russian copy of Italy's Vespa Motor Scooter...
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