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Russkiye Mountains () is a widely scattered group of mountains and
nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
s between the
Hoel Mountains The Hoel Mountains are a group of mountains including the Weyprecht Mountains and the Payer Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were first photographed from the air and plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39), map ...
and
Sor Rondane Mountains Sor may refer to: * Fernando Sor (1778–1839), Spanish guitarist and composer * Sor, Ariège, a French commune * SOR Libchavy, a Czech bus manufacturer * Sor, Azerbaijan, a village * Sor, Senegal, an offshore island * Sor River, a river in the Or ...
in Queen Maud Land. The group was mapped from air photos taken by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition December 1958-Jan. 1959. The group was observed the same season by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, apparently after the landing at Lazarev Station in March 1959, and named Gory Russkiye (
Russian Mountains Russian Mountains were a predecessor to the roller coaster in which the term is adopted by several Romance languages in other parts of Europe. The earliest roller coasters were descended from Russian winter sled rides held on specially constructe ...
). Mountain ranges of Queen Maud Land Princess Astrid Coast {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub