Vavilov Hill

Vavilov Hill (72°2′S 13°11′E / 72.033°S 13.183°E / -72.033; 13.183Coordinates: 72°2′S 13°11′E / 72.033°S 13.183°E / -72.033; 13.183) is a hill, 2,640 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Shatskiy Hill in the Weyprecht Mountains of Queen Maud Land. First roughly plotted from air photos by the 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 botanist Nikolay I. Vavilov.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Vavilov Hill" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).