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]

Mount Kruzenshtern
Гора Крузенштерна
Mount Kruzenshtern Location in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Highest point
Elevation	1,547 m (5,075 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,547 m (5,075 ft)
Isolation	1,077.44 km (669.49 mi)
Coordinates	75°10′32″N 57°49′33″E
Geography
Location	Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

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 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 mid 20th century.[1]

Description

Mount Kruzenshtern is a 1,547 metres (5,075 ft) high 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]

See also

• 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

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