Peter I Range, Peter the First Range or Peter the Great Range ( or Хребет Пётра Первого) is a mountain range in

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, part of the Pamir Mountain System. The range takes its name from

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(1672 – 1725).

Geography

Peter I Range is located in the south-east of Jirgatol district in

's Region of Republican Subordination. It forms a westerly extension of the northern Pamirs, separating the watersheds of the Surchob in the north and the Obikhingou river in the south. The range stretches in a roughly east–west direction for about 200 km, connecting with the Academy of Sciences Range at its eastern end.Peter I Range
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Peaks

Its highest summit is Moscow Peak (6,785 m). Other peaks are Leningrad Peak (6,507 m), Abalakov Peak (6,446 m), Oshanin Peak (6,389 m), Kirov Peak (6,372 m), Kuybyshev Peak (6,189 m), and the ultra-prominent Agasis Peak (5,877 m).

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Shear-wave polarizations in the Peter the First Range indicating crack-induced anisotropy in a thrust-fault regime
Mountain ranges of Tajikistan Districts of Republican Subordination Pamir Mountains {{tajikistan-geo-stub

Geography

Peaks

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