Karl Marx Peak
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| Karl Marx Peak | |
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 Karl Marx Peak
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| Elevation | 6,723 m (22,057 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 2,693 m (8,835 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Location | |
| Location |  Tajikistan, GBAO |
| Range | Shakhdara Range (Pamirs) |
| Coordinates | 37°09′45″N 72°28′54″E / 37.1625°N 72.48167°ECoordinates: 37°09′45″N 72°28′54″E / 37.1625°N 72.48167°E[1] |
| 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][dead link][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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Pik Karl Marx, Tajikistan" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ Discovery of Karl Marx Peak (Russian).
- ^ First ascent (Russian).
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