Mechnikov Peak

Mechnikov Peak (71°37′S 11°28′E / 71.617°S 11.467°E / -71.617; 11.467) is a prominent peak, 2,365 m, at the base of the spur separating Schussel and Grautskala Cirques in the Humboldt Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by 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 Russian geographer L.I. Mechnikov, 1838-88.

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