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 Imperial 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 the mid-20th century.[1]
Description
Mount Kruzenshtern is a 1,547 metre-high (5,075 ft) 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]
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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
