Komsomolskiy Peak

Komsomolskiy Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Komsomolskiy Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 7730
Name ID: 2036

Feature type: Peak

Origin

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:

Narrative

A partly snow-covered peak rising above the plateau about 240 km SSE of Mount Menzies. Discovered by the crew of a Soviet aircraft on 7 December 1958 during a flight from the Pole of Inaccessibility to Mirny. Photographed by ANARE in December 1960. Named by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
75° 45' 00.0" S
-75.75000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
63° 25' 00.1" E
63.41670°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Mike Woolridge 2003
Catalogue id
IA16478
Caption
West face of Komsomolskiy Peak from Twin Otter.
Photographer
Woolridge, Michael (Mike)

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
18-May-1971

Related information

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