Vyatskaya Peak
| Vyatskaya Peak | ||
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| height | 2455 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Weyprechtberge in Hoelfjella | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ S , 13 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Vyatskaya Peak ( Russian Гора Вяткая Gora Wjatkaja , German , Wjatkaberg ' , Norwegian Vjatskajatoppen ) is a 2,455 m high summit at the northern end of the Skavlrimen in Weyprechtbergen the Hoelfjella in East Antarctic Queen Maud Land .
The mountain was discovered and mapped using aerial photographs during the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939) under the direction of Alfred Ritscher . Participants in an Antarctic expedition carried out from 1960 to 1961 probably named it after the Russian river Vyatka . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names converted the Russian name into English in 1970.
Web links
- Vyatskaya peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Vyatskaya Peak on geographic.org (English)