Karl Marx Peak
Karl Marx Peak | |
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![]() ![]() Karl Marx Peak Location in Tajikistan | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,723 m (22,057 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 2,693 m (8,835 ft) [1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 37°09′45″N 72°28′54″E / 37.16250°N 72.48167°ECoordinates: 37°09′45″N 72°28′54″E / 37.16250°N 72.48167°E [1] |
Geography | |
Location | GBAO, Tajikistan |
Parent range | Shakhdara Range (Pamirs) |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1946 by Evgeniy Beletskiy et al. |
Karl Marx Peak (Tajik: Қуллаи Карл Маркс) rises to 6,723 m (22,057 ft) in the Shakhdara Range in Pamir Mountains, in the south-west of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (eastern part of Ishkoshim district), just north of the Panj River and the Afghanistan border.[2][3][4] The highest summit in the Shakhdara Range, it was discovered and named in 1937 by Soviet geologist and explorer of South-West Pamir Sergey Klunnikov.[5] The ascent was delayed by the outbreak of World War II, and Karl Marx Peak was first climbed in 1946 by а group of Soviet alpinists led by Evgeniy Beletskiy.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "The Central Asian Republics - Ultra Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Listed as "Pik Karla Marksa". Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ↑ Big Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition (Russian).
- ↑ "Pik Karl Marx" in Encarta World Atlas. Archived June 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Pik Karl Marx, Tajikistan" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ↑ Discovery of Karl Marx Peak (Russian).
- ↑ First ascent (Russian).
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