Vavilov Hill
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Vavilov Hill (72°2′S 13°11′E / 72.033°S 13.183°E) is a hill, 2,640 m (8661 ft), standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Shatskiy Hill in the Weyprecht Mountains of Queen Maud Land. First roughly plotted from air photos by the 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 botanist Nikolay I. Vavilov.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Antarctic Journal of the United States. National Science Foundation, Division of Polar Programs. 1977.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Vavilov Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
