Mount Dobrynin

Mount Dobrynin (71°42′S 11°46′E / 71.700°S 11.767°E / -71.700; 11.767Coordinates: 71°42′S 11°46′E / 71.700°S 11.767°E / -71.700; 11.767) is a mountain, 1,970 metres (6,460 ft) high, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) east-southeast of Eidsgavlen Cliff on the east side of the Humboldt Mountains in Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39. It was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after the Soviet geographer B.F. Dobrynin.[1]

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


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