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Vysotskiy Peak

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Vysotskiy Peak (71°34′S 11°40′E) is a peak, 2,035 m, in the north part of Gorki Ridge, overlooking Schussel Moraine in the Humboldt Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Soviet geographer G.N. Vysotskiy.

Map of Vysotskiy Peak, Antarctica

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Vysotskiy Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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