Mount Kruzenshtern
Appearance
Mount Kruzenshtern | |
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Гора Крузенштерна | |
![]() Mt Kruzenshtern Sentinel-2 image | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,547 m (5,075 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,547 m (5,075 ft) ![]() |
Isolation | 1,077.44 km (669.49 mi) ![]() |
Coordinates | 75°10′32″N 57°49′33″E / 75.17556°N 57.82583°E |
Geography | |
Location in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | |
Location | Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia |
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
USSR maps printed in mid 20th century.[1]
Description
Mount Kruzenshtern is a 1,547 metres (5,075 ft) high mountain located near
ultra-prominent peak that rises on the western edge of the Severny Island ice cap, north of the head of the Glazov Glacier.[5]
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See also
- List of highest points of Russian federal subjects
- List of mountains and hills of Russia
- List of European ultra-prominent peaks
- Most isolated major summits of Europe
References
External links
Media related to Mount Kruzenshtern at Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Kruzenshtern - the famous Russian navigator