Smirnov Peak
| Smirnov Peak | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Shcherbakov Mountains , Orvinfjella | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ S , 10 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Smirnov Peak ( Russian Пик Смирнов Pik Smirnow , Norwegian Smirnovtinden ) is a 2105 m high and pointed mountain in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Shcherbakov Mountains of Orvinfjella it rises 4 km south of the Ristkalvane .
Norwegian cartographers mapped it on the basis of surveys and aerial photographs of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960). Participants in a Soviet Antarctic expedition that lasted from 1960 to 1961 mapped it again and named it after Alexander A. Smirnow, a participant on this research trip. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated the Russian designation into English in 1970.
Web links
- Smirnov peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Smirnov Peak on geographic.org (English)