Mount Nikolayev

Mount Nikolayev (71°44′S 12°26′E / 71.733°S 12.433°E / -71.733; 12.433Coordinates: 71°44′S 12°26′E / 71.733°S 12.433°E / -71.733; 12.433) is the central peak, 2,850 m, of Aurdalsegga Ridge in Sudliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61 and named after Soviet petrographer V.A. Nikolayev.

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