Mount Sibiryakov
| Mount Sibiryakov | ||
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| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ S , 49 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Sibiryakov ( Russian Гора Сибирякова Gora Sibirjakowa ) is an isolated mountain in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It rises about 16 miles south of Mount Humble .
Scientists from a Soviet Antarctic expedition examined rocky outcrops here between 1961 and 1962 . They named the mountain after the Soviet icebreaker Alexander Sibiryakov . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated the Russian designation into English in 1971.
Web links
- Mount Sibiryakov in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Sibiryakov on geographic.org (English)