Mount Kibal'chich

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Mount Kibal'chich ( 71°56′S14°19′E / 71.933°S 14.317°E / -71.933; 14.317 Coordinates: 71°56′S14°19′E / 71.933°S 14.317°E / -71.933; 14.317 ) is the highest peak, 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) high, of the Kvaevenutane Peaks, in the Payer Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60. It was remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after the Russian revolutionary Nikolai Kibalchich. [1]

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The Kvaevenutane Peaks are a small cluster of peaks which include Mount Kibal'chich and Mount Brounov, located 2 nautical miles (4 km) southwest of Kvaevefjellet Mountain in the Payer Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39. They were replotted from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named in association with Kvaevefjellet Mountain.

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