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Coordinates: 72°2′S 13°11′E / 72.033°S 13.183°E / -72.033; 13.183
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'''Vavilov Hill''' ({{coord|72|2|S|13|11|E|display=inline,title}}) is a hill, 2,640 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6&nbsp;km) west of [[Shatskiy Hill]] in the [[Weyprecht Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. First roughly plotted from air photos by the [[New Swabia|German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition|Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956–60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960–61, and named after Soviet botanist [[Nikolay I. Vavilov]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=LFfdwWKzOk8C&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=Vavilov+Hill&source=bl&ots=KwIbwZ2y8C&sig=ACfU3U0z2OaSghHbUqPrlf61H8CnWC1-Og&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE05KS5rTmAhUDUcAKHdmNB1QQ6AEwA3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Vavilov%20Hill&f=false|title=Antarctic Journal of the United States|date=1977|publisher=National Science Foundation, [Division of Polar Programs|language=en}}</ref>
'''Vavilov Hill''' ({{coord|72|2|S|13|11|E|display=inline,title}}) is a hill, 2,640 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6&nbsp;km) west of [[Shatskiy Hill]] in the [[Weyprecht Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. First roughly plotted from air photos by the [[New Swabia|German Antarctic Expedition]], 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by [[Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition|Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956–60; remapped by [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]], 1960–61, and named after Soviet botanist [[Nikolay I. Vavilov]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=LFfdwWKzOk8C&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=Vavilov+Hill&source=bl&ots=KwIbwZ2y8C&sig=ACfU3U0z2OaSghHbUqPrlf61H8CnWC1-Og&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE05KS5rTmAhUDUcAKHdmNB1QQ6AEwA3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Vavilov%20Hill&f=false|title=Antarctic Journal of the United States|date=1977|publisher=National Science Foundation, Division of Polar Programs|language=en}}</ref>

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Vavilov Hill (72°2′S 13°11′E / 72.033°S 13.183°E / -72.033; 13.183) is a hill, 2,640 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Shatskiy Hill in the Weyprecht Mountains of Queen Maud Land. First roughly plotted from air photos by the 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 botanist Nikolay I. Vavilov.[1]

References

  1. ^ Antarctic Journal of the United States. National Science Foundation, Division of Polar Programs. 1977.

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