Solovyovberg
| Solovyovberg | ||
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| height | 2715 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Western Petermann chain in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ S , 12 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Solowjowberg ( English Mount Solov'yev , Norwegian Solov'ëtoppen ) is a 2,715 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises in the southern part of the Gråkammen in the western Petermann chain of the Wohlthat massif .
It was discovered and mapped using aerial photographs during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . A new mapping based on aerial photographs and surveys was carried out during the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960). The name goes back to a Soviet Antarctic expedition from 1960 to 1961. The namesake is the Soviet cartographer MD Solovyov.
Web links
- Mount Solov'yev in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Solov'yev on geographic.org (English)