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Mount Rusanov () is an isolated
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
lying north of the Russkiye Mountains, about 35 nautical miles (60 km) northeast of Zhelannaya Mountain, in
Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addit ...
. Mapped by
Norsk Polarinstitutt The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI; no, Norsk Polarinstitutt) is Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The NPI is a directorate under Norway's Mi ...
from air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59. Also mapped in 1959 by the
Soviet Antarctic Expedition The Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SAE or SovAE) (russian: Советская антарктическая экспедиция, САЭ, ''Sovetskaya antarkticheskaya ekspeditsiya'') was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the So ...
, and named for Russian geologist and polar explorer V.A. Rusanov. Mountains of Queen Maud Land Princess Astrid Coast {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub