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Mechnikov Peak (71°37′S 11°28′E) is a prominent peak, 2,365 metres (7,760 ft) high, at the base of the spur separating Schussel Cirque and Grautskåla Cirque in the Humboldt 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. The peak was remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Russian geographer L.I. Mechnikov, 1838–88.[1]

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

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Der Mechnikov Peak (russisch Гора Мечникова .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Gora Metschnikowa) ist ein 2365 m hoher und markanter Berg im ostantarktischen Königin-Maud-Land. Im Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gebirge des Wohlthatmassivs ragt er an der Basis eines Gebirgskamms auf, der die Täler In der Schüssel und Grautskåla voneinander trennt.

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