Nikolai Leopoldovich Korzhenevskiy (russian: Николай Леопольдович Коржене́вский, February 18, 1879 – October 31, 1958), born in Zaverezhye,

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. Korzhenevskiy was a Russian Empire and Soviet geographer, glaciologist, and explorer of the Pamir Mountains. His exploration of the Pamirs began in 1903, with support from the military command in the region. Between 1903 and 1928, Korzhenevskiy organized eleven expeditions to various parts of the Pamirs. In August 1910 he discovered one of the highest peaks in the Pamir Mountains, which he named Korzhenevskoi Peak after his wife Evgeniya Korzhenevskaya (russian: Пик Корженевской). In 1928 he produced a unique map of the Pamirs which, for the first time, included a meridional mountain range that he had discovered and called the

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s of Korzhenevskiy's name include ''Korzhenevskii'', ''Korzhenevski'', ''Korzhenevsky'', and ''Korzhenievsky''.

References

''Korzhenevskiy: A Name on the Map of Pamir'', Ferghana.ru, 2007, in Russian
1879 births 1958 deaths People from Nevelsky District, Pskov Oblast People from Nevelsky Uyezd Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Explorers of Central Asia Geography of Central Asia Geography of Tajikistan Explorers from the Russian Empire Geographers from the Russian Empire Soviet explorers Soviet geographers {{tajikistan-bio-stub