Kutschin Peak
Kutschin Peak () is a prominent peak, high, on the west slope of the Nilsen Plateau, standing 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 The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ... for A. Kutschin, a member of the sea party of Amundsen's South Pole expedition of 1910–12. References

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Nilsen Plateau
Nilsen Plateau () is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica. When including Fram Mesa, the plateau is about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long and 1 to 12 nautical miles (22 km) wide, rising to 3,940 m between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian expedition under Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Captain Thorvald Nilsen, commander of the ship ''Fram Fram may refer to: Ships * ''Fram'' (ship), an arctic exploration vessel from Norway * MS ''Fram'', expedition cruise ship owned by Hurtigruten Group Places and geography * Fram, Paraguay, a town in Itapúa, Paraguay * Fram Formation, a se ...''. The highest peak in Nilsen Plateau () is unnamed and has an elevation of 3940 metres. Crown Mountain surmounts the west side of the plateau. References Plateaus of Antarctica Landforms of the Ross Dependency Amundsen Coast {{RossDependency-geo-stub ...
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