Komsomol'skiy Peak

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Komsomol'skiy Peak (

 WikiMiniAtlas
75°45′S 63°25′E / 75.750°S 63.417°E / -75.750; 63.417Coordinates: 75°45′S 63°25′E / 75.750°S 63.417°E / -75.750; 63.417) is a partly snow-covered peak rising above the ice plateau located about 130 nautical miles (240 km) south-southeast of Mount Menzies, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the crew of a Soviet aircraft on December 7, 1958, during a flight from the Southern pole of inaccessibility to Mirnyy Station, and was photographed by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition in December 1960. The peak was named by the Soviet expedition after Komsomol, the Soviet Young Communist League.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Komsomol'skiy Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Komsomol'skiy Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

Retrieved from ""