Mount Kruzenshtern (Russian: Гора Крузенштерна) is a peak in Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It rises inland near the northwestern shore and is the highest point of Arkhangelsk Oblast.[2]

The mountain was first put on the map in the 1820s by Arctic explorer Fyodor Litke (1797–1882) following his Novaya Zemlya explorations. It was named after Russian Navy Admiral Ivan Kruzenshtern (1770–1846).[3] The mountain's name must have been known to Soviet topographers, but for undisclosed reasons it was omitted in USSR maps printed in mid 20th century.[1]

Description

Mount Kruzenshtern is a 1,547 metres (5,075 ft) high mountain located near Nordenskiöld Bay.[4] It is an ultra-prominent peak that rises on the western edge of the Severny Island ice cap, north of the head of the Glazov Glacier.[5]

1878 map section centered on Mt Kruzenshtern
1897 map section centered on Mt Kruzenshtern

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Топографска карта S-39,40; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ Novaya Zemlya High Point, Russia
  3. ^ Historia w obliczu Fedora Litke.
  4. ^ География Новой Земли
  5. ^ Google Earth

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