Ismoil Somoni Peak

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Ismoil Somoni Peak is a prominent mountain in the Pamir range of Central Asia, historically known as the highest summit in the former Soviet Union.

All labels observed (3)

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Ismoil Somoni Peak canonical 5
Ibn Sina Peak 1
Pobeda Peak 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain
summit
approximateLatitude 38.95 N
approximateLongitude 72.10 E
climate alpine climate
climbingType high-altitude mountaineering
continent Asia
country Tajikistan
difficulty technical alpine climb
elevation 24590 ft
7495 m
firstAscentBy Yevgeniy Abalakov
firstAscentYear 1933
formerName Communism Peak
Communism Peak
surface form: Stalin Peak
hasFeature glaciated slopes
steep ridges
hasGlacier Fedchenko Glacier
surface form: Fedchenko Glacier (nearby glacier system)
hasIceCover extensive
hasSnowCover permanent
heritageSignificance national symbol of Tajikistan
highestPointOf Pamir Mountains
surface form: Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan section)

Tajikistan
Soviet Union
surface form: former Soviet Union
listing Seven-thousanders of the Pamirs
locatedIn Central Asia
Badakhshan
surface form: Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

Pamir Mountains
Soviet Union
surface form: Soviet Union (historical)

Tajikistan
locatedOnContinent Eurasia
mountainRange Pamir Mountains
namedAfter Ismoil Somoni
notableFor being the highest peak in the Pamirs
being the highest summit in the former Soviet Union
partOf Pamir-Alay mountain system
prominence 3402 m
rangeType high mountain
region Badakhshan
surface form: Gorno-Badakhshan
relativeHeightCategory ultra-prominent peak
renamedInHonorOf Ismoil Somoni
status one of the Five Snow Leopard Peaks
usedFor high-altitude research
mountaineering expeditions
wasHighestPointOf Soviet Union

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tajikistan highestPoint Ismoil Somoni Peak
Pamir Mountains hasPeak Ismoil Somoni Peak
Inylchek Glacier near Ismoil Somoni Peak
this entity surface form: Pobeda Peak
Communism Peak formerNameOf Ismoil Somoni Peak
Communism Peak renamedTo Ismoil Somoni Peak
Lenin Peak alternativeName Ismoil Somoni Peak
this entity surface form: Ibn Sina Peak