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 area, and is usually higher t ...
lying north of the
Russkiye Mountains
Russkiye Mountains () is a widely scattered group of mountains and nunataks between the Hoel Mountains and Sor Rondane Mountains in Queen Maud Land. The group was mapped from air photos taken by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition December 1958-Jan. 1 ...
, about 35 nautical miles (60 km) northeast of
Zhelannaya Mountain
Zhelannaya Mountain () is a relatively isolated mountain about 9 miles (14 km) north of Mount Karpinskiy in the Russkiye Mountains
Russkiye Mountains () is a widely scattered group of mountains and nunataks between the Hoel Mountains and Sor ...
, 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 Min ...
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 S ...
, and named for Russian geologist and polar explorer
V.A. Rusanov.
Mountains of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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