Moscow Peak
| Moscow Peak | |
|---|---|
  Moscow Peak Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′N 71°54′E / 38.950°N 71.900°E | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
Moscow Peak, also Moskva Peak or Pik Moskva (Tajik: Қуллаи Москва, Russian: Пик Москва), is a 6,785 m peak in western Pamir, located in the south-east of Jirgatol district in Tajikistan's Region of Republican Subordination, about 10 km west of Ismail Samani Peak, Tajikistan's highest mountain.
Moscow Peak is also the name of two much smaller mountains in the United States and Australia:
- Moscow Peak in the State of Arizona (Yavapai County), U.S.A. (2,343 m, 34.403082N, 112.396001W)
- Moscow Peak in Victoria, Australia (1,647 m, 6.84401S, 148.1437E )
References
- Location of Moscow Peak on geonames.org
- Big Soviet Encyclopedia online edition (Russian)
- Moscow Peak in Encyclopædia Britannica Online, 2008.
External links
Coordinates: 38°5′0″N 71°54′0″E / 38.08333°N 71.90000°E
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