Mount Kurchatov
Mount Kurchatov (71°39′S 11°14′E / 71.650°S 11.233°ECoordinates: 71°39′S 11°14′E / 71.650°S 11.233°E) is a peak, 2,220 metres (7,280 ft) high, rising from the base of Sponskaftet Spur in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and mapped from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60. It was remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Soviet academician I.V. Kurchatov.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mount Kurchatov". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
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