Pinegin Peak
Pinegin Peak (71°44′S 12°33′E / 71.733°S 12.550°ECoordinates: 71°44′S 12°33′E / 71.733°S 12.550°E) is a central peak, 2,595 m, on Isdalsegga Ridge in Sudliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. 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 after Soviet polar explorer N.V. Pinegin (1883–1940).
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