Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Lazarev Mountains (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Lazarev Mountains (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Mountain
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A chain of mountains extending southwards for about 57 km from Magga Peak, Oates Land, on the western side of the Matusevich Glacier. Photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). The Third Soviet Maritime Antarctic Expedition (1957-58) and ANARE (1959). Named after M.P. Lazarev, commander of the sloop Mirny of the Bellingshausen Expedition (1819-21).
M.P. Lazarev, commander of the Mirny of the Bellingshausen Expedition (1819-21)
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