Mussorgsky Peaks
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 Topographic map sheet (1: 250,000) with the Derocher peninsula (middle right) and the Mussorgsky peaks on it |
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 29 ′ S , 73 ° 22 ′ W | |
The Mussorgsky Peaks are two 500 m high mountains in the southwest of Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . They tower 500 m northwest of Mount Grieg on the Derocher Peninsula .
A number of mountains in the area appear for the first time on maps that were created during the US Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition . Derek Searle (1928–2003) from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped the Mussorgsky Peaks , which were included in this, using aerial photographs that were also taken during this research trip. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on March 2, 1961 after the Russian composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881).
Web links
- Mussorgsky Peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mussorgsky Peaks on geographic.org (English)