Mount Yesenin

Mount Yesenin (72°3′S 14°26′E / 72.050°S 14.433°E / -72.050; 14.433Coordinates: 72°3′S 14°26′E / 72.050°S 14.433°E / -72.050; 14.433) is a mountain, 2,520 m, standing 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Yeliseyev Rocks in the Payer Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Russian poet Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925).

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