Kutschin Peak

Kutschin Peak (86°25′S 159°42′W) is a prominent peak, 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) high, on the west slope of the Nilsen Plateau, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Mount Kristensen, at the east side of Amundsen Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for A. Kutschin, a member of the sea party of Amundsen's South Pole expedition of 1910–12.[1]

References
  1. "Kutschin Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

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