Vesjolajaberg
| Vesjolajaberg | ||
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| height | 2385 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Southern Petermann chain in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 12 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Vesjolajaberg ( Russian Гора Весёлайа , freely translated: mountain of pleasure ) is a 2385 m high mountain with a pointed peak in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It forms the northern end of the Svarttindane in the southern Petermann chain of the Wohlthat massif .
The mountain 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 measurements was carried out during the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960) and again during a Soviet expedition that lasted from 1960 to 1961. Participants in the latter research trip also gave the mountain its name.
Web links
- Vesëlaya Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Vesëlaya Mountain on geographic.org (English)