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Zhil'naya Mountain

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Elevation
  
2,560 m

Zhil'naya Mountain (71°40′S 12°38′E) is the central mountain, 2,560 m, of the Svarthausane Crags, in Südliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat 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 "Gora Zhil'naya" (branching mountain).

Map of Zhil'naya Mountain, Antarctica

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

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Zhil'naya Mountain Wikipedia