Mount Nikolayev

Mount Nikolayev

Mount Nikolayev (71°44′S 12°26′E / 71.733°S 12.433°E / -71.733; 12.433) is the central peak, 2,850 m, of Aurdalsegga Ridge in Sudliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. 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 Soviet petrographer V.A. Nikolayev.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Nikolayev" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).