Zhil'naya Mountain

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Zhil'naya Mountain (71°40′S, 12°38′E) is the central mountain, 2,560 m, of the Svarthausane Crags, in Sudliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. 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 "Gora Zhil'naya" (branching mountain).

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