Pervomayskaya Peak

Pervomayskaya Peak (71°47′S 11°40′E / 71.783°S 11.667°E / -71.783; 11.667Coordinates: 71°47′S 11°40′E / 71.783°S 11.667°E / -71.783; 11.667) is a peak, 2,795 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Mount Skarshovden in the central 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 Gora Pervomayskaya (May 1 Mountain).

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