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Vystrel Mountain

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Vystrel Mountain (71°37′S 15°4′E) is a partly snow-covered mountain, 1,995 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Mount Rukhin at the south end of the Lomonosov Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and first plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named Gora Vystrel (shot mountain).

Map of Vystrel Mountain, Antarctica

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

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Vystrel Mountain Wikipedia