Lazarev Mountains
Lazarev Mountains is located in Antarctica
Lazarev Mountains
Lazarev Mountains
Dimensions
Length25 nautical miles (50 km)
Naming
EtymologyMikhail Petrovich Lazarev, commander of the Mirnyy
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
AreaOates Land
Range coordinates69°32′S 157°20′E / 69.533°S 157.333°E / -69.533; 157.333

The Lazarev Mountains (69°32′S 157°20′E / 69.533°S 157.333°E / -69.533; 157.333) are a chain of mountains in Antarctica. They extend along the west side of Matusevich Glacier southward of Eld Peak, and are about 25 nautical miles (50 km) long. The mountains were photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–1947), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–1958) and an Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (1959). They were named by the Soviet expedition after Lieutenant Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, commander of the sloop Mirnyy of the Bellingshausen expedition (1819–1821).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Lazarev Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-06.

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