Mount Neustruyev
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Mount Neustruyev is a peak in East Antarctica
, 2,900 m, standing 5 mi NNE of Gneiskopf Peak
in Südliche Petermann Range
, Wohlthat Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
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(1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition
, 1960–61, and named after the Soviet geographer S.S. Neustruyev (1874–1928).
East Antarctica
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority of the Antarctic continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains...
, 2,900 m, standing 5 mi NNE of Gneiskopf Peak
Gneiskopf Peak
Gneiskopf Peak is a peak rising southwest of Mount Neustruyev at the southern end of Südliche Petermann Range, in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and naming:...
in Südliche Petermann Range
Südliche Petermann Range
Südliche Petermann Range is one of the Petermann Ranges, trending NE-SW for 22 mi from Svarthausane Crags to Gneiskopf Peak, in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land...
, Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains is a large group of associated mountain features consisting of the Humboldt Mountains, Petermann Ranges, and the Gruber Mountains, located immediately east of the Orvin Mountains in Fimbulheimen in the central Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition ,...
, Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
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Discovery and naming
Mount Neustruyev was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic ExpeditionNew Swabia
New Swabia is a cartographic name sometimes given to an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land, which within Norway is administered as a Norwegian dependent territory under the Antarctic Treaty System...
(1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher was a German polar explorer. A captain in the German Navy, he led the third German Antarctic Expedition in 1938-39, which mapped the New Swabia area of Queen Maud Land. Ritscher Peak and Ritscher Upland there are named for him.-External links:*...
. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Soviet Antarctic Expedition was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR....
, 1960–61, and named after the Soviet geographer S.S. Neustruyev (1874–1928).
See also
- East Antarctica RangesEast Antarctica RangesThe East Antarctica Ranges are one of the three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica, the others are the Transantarctic Mountains and West Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea...
- History of AntarcticaHistory of AntarcticaThe history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe...
- List of Antarctic expeditions