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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Snow Leopard award
In the Soviet Pamir there are 3 Snow Leopard peaks, Ismail Samani Peak (formerly Communism Peak), 24,590 ft (7,495 m) and Peak Korzhenevski in Tajikistan and Independence Peak (formerly Lenin Peak) 23,406 ft (7134m) on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border.
Independence Peak (Qulla-i Istiqlol), known as Lenin Peak before July 2006 and Mount Kaufmann in the 1920es, is the highest mountain in the Trans-Alay Range of central Asia and the third highest peak in the Pamir Mountains, exceeded only by Ismail Samani Peak (7,495m) and and Pobeda...
Peak Pobeda (translated victory in Russian; also known as Pik Pobedy, Sheng-li Feng) is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range.
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  Peak Korzhenevskaya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is one of the five "Snow Leopard Peaks" in the territory of the former Soviet Union.
It rises on the south bank of the Muksu River, and to the west of the peak is the Fortambek Glacier.
Pik Korzhenevskoi is one of the five 7000m peaks of the former Soviet Union (this counts Khan Tengri, which is more often given as 6995m) that were required for a climber to be awarded the Snow Leopard award, the highest honor given to Soviet mountaineers.
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 ^Ak-Sai Travel^
Pik Imeni Ismail Samani, formerly Communism Peak, is the highest peak in the Pamirs, and the highest in the former Soviet Union.
The rock is poor and the approach is difficult, but because it is the highest of all peaks in the region, climbers have been active on the mountain for decades, and a variety of routes exist to the summit.
The climb of Peak Dunshabe (6950 m) follows and the main summit is reached by a long and steep ice slope.
www.ak-sai.com /mountaineering/communism.shtml   (666 words)

  
 Geography of Tajikistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
That region is dominated by the peaks of the Pamir-Alay mountain system, including two of the three highest elevations in the former Soviet Union: Mount Lenin(7,134 meters) and Mount Communism (7,495 meters).
The highest peak is Qullai Ismoili Somoni (7495 m) (formerly known as Communism Peak), between Avicenna Peak (6974 m) to the north, Peak Korzhenievski (7105m) and Qatorkuhi Akademiyai Fanho (6785 m) further south, in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.
The southern border of the country is formed by the northern most ridges of the Karakoram Range, with Concord Peak (5469 m), Qullai Karl Marks (6726 m) and Qullai Mayakovskiy (6096 m) along the border to Afghanistan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Tajikistan   (2012 words)

  
 Ismail Samani Peak
In 1962, the name was changed to Communism Peak (Pik Kommunizma, пик Коммуни́зма), and in 1998 to its current name.
The first ascent was made in 1933 by the Soviet mountaineer Evgeny Abalakov.
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 Ismail Samani Peak   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ismail Samani Peak (then known as Peak Communism) taken in 1989.
Ismail Samani Peak (Tajik: Qullai Ismoili Somoni, Russian: пик имени Исмаила Самани) is the highest mountain in Tajikistan and in the former Soviet Union, named after Ismail Samani.
In 1962, the name was changed to Communism Peak (Pik Kommunizma, пик Коммуни́зма), and in 1998 to its current name.
www.toshare.info /en/Pik_Kommunizma.htm   (81 words)

  
 Ari's Base Camp - Mountains/Asia
The area is dominated by huge and heavily glaciated Pik Imeni Ismail Samani, formerly Pik Kommunizma (Communism Peak, 7495m), located at the junction of Peter the First and the Academy of Sciences Ridges and nearby Peak Korshenevkoy (7105m).
On Peak Communism, the rock is poor and the approach is difficult, but because it is the highest of all peaks in the region, climbers have been active on the mountain for decades, and a variety of routes exist to the summit.
Peak Lenin is located in the middle of Zaalaiyskiy group in the northernmost part of Pamir, on the border between Tadjikistan and Kyrghystan.
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 Imeni Ismail Samani Peak - Encyclopedia.com
[formerly Communism Peak or Stalin Peak] Peak, western Pamirs, northeastern Tajikistan.
Located in the Akademiya Nauk Range, it rises to 24,590 ft (7,495 m) and is the highest point in Tajikistan and in the range.
Pik Imeni Ismail Samani, formerly Pik Kommunizma (Communism Peak), is the highest peak in the Pamirs...
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 Ismail Samani Peak - Definition, explanation
Ismail Samani Peak (Russian: Pik Imeni Ismaila Samani, Tajik: Qullai Ismoili Somoni) is the highest mountain in Tajikistan and in the former Soviet Union.
In 1962, the name was changed to Communism Peak (Pik Kommunizma, пик Коммуни́зма), and in 1998 to its current name.
The first ascent was made in 1933 by the Soviet mountaineer Evgeny Abalakov.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/i/is/ismail_samani_peak.php   (87 words)

  
 Imeni Ismail Samani Peak
Imeni Ismail Samani Peak (or Pik Imeni Ismail Samani) is the highest summit in Tajikistan and in the former Soviet Union (7,495 m).
In 1962, the name was changed to Communism Peak (Pik Kommunizma), and in 1998 to its current name.
The first ascent was made in 1933 by the Soviet mountaineer E.M. Abalokov.
www.factuwant.com /i/im/imeni_ismail_samani_peak.html   (67 words)

  
 Pik Imeni Ismail Samani - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
Pik Imeni Ismail Samani, formerly Pik Kommunizma (Communism Peak), is the highest peak in the Pamirs, and the highest in the former Soviet Union.
In 1962, it was changed to Pik Kommunizma, and in 1998 to its current name, Pik Imeni Ismail Samani.
The mountain is located sixty miles southwest of Pik Lenin (23,406 ft.), which was believed to be the higher mountain until Samani was first climbed.
www.peakware.com /peaks.html?pk=52   (187 words)

  
 RTWleg84
The Upper Tirich Glacier basin is formed by Tirich Mir East, Tirich Mir (the main summit), peaks to the west, and another group to the north; these peaks form a horseshoe-like semicircle.
They are the node from which several of the world's highest ranges radiate, including the Karakoram and Himalaya to the south, the Hindu Kush to the west, and the Tian Shan straddling the Kyrgyz-Chinese border.
A network of high, wide valleys nestles amongst the 7000m (23,000ft) plus peaks, but for the most part the Pamirs are too high for human settlement.
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 Everest - Mount Everest by climbers, news
From Skardu we had a long jeep ride on small bumpy roads, through villages and military check points, ending up in Hushe: A small village with farmers who becomes porters for trekkers and expeditions that in the summer.
It's nice here at Laila Peak Base Camp; we are all alone and have pitched our tents beside a small lake.
The targets are a virgin ski descent of Laila peak west face (6614 m) followed by a climb up and ski down a virgin line on Gasherbrum 2.
www.mounteverest.net /news.php?id=235   (818 words)

  
 The Angry Corrie 47: Oct-Nov 2000
They summited on 25 June 1997 and the Chief Minister of Sabah made a live broadcast from the top, giving the height of Low's Peak as 4093.372m - the implausible millimetric accuracy suggests someone reading aloud from a GPS receiver.
The 1:100000 Survey of Israel map of Jebel Quruntul shows it as a subsidiary summit of a 301m peak on (at present) Israeli soil - no spot height, but a loop of contour at 225m.
The whole place was bulldozed into an airstrip in the 1930s and 40s so five metres seems about right, but it does make the phrase "Summit Peak" even more risible than before.
bubl.ac.uk /org/tacit/tac/tac47/highjink.htm   (1176 words)

  
 The Tajikistan Update
Lenin Peak Mountain Kirgiztan/ Kaufman Peak (-1928) Tajikistan
Vose, imeni Urban settlement Kulyab Oblast Paituk (-c.
"Stalin to Samani: The Politics of Mountain Toponyms in the Pamirs" paper given at
www.angelfire.com /sd/tajikistanupdate/namechanges.html   (417 words)

  
 100 Mountains of the world ranked by primary factor.
The primary factor (or prominence) of a mountain is the minimal vertical drop from its summit before one can ascend a higher peak.
Here, you may see a world map where the top 50 peaks are plotted (Credit: Ken Jones).
Two stars behind the rank means that I have climbed it (14/50, 19/100).
www.ii.uib.no /~petter/mountains/world_finest.html   (104 words)

  
 Pik Imeni Ismail Samani, Tadjikistan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
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Maps and coordinates for Pik Imeni Ismail Samani, Tadjikistan are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/tadjikistan/map/p528140/pik_imeni_ismail_samani.html   (91 words)

  
 PEAKLIST.ORG - Central Asian Republics Ultras
By early 2005 we expect the primary listings of Asian ultra-prominences to be complete and to be able to provide a complete geographical picture of High Asia.
By country, the 35 peaks are as follows:
[19] A desert peak near the Caspian Sea, far removed from the High Asian peaks.
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 Ismail Samani Peak - Wikipedia Light!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Image:USSR-Tajikistan-Peak Communism.jpg Ismail Samani Peak (Tajik: Qullai Ismoili Somoni, Russian: пик имени Исмаила Самани) is the highest mountain in Tajikistan and in the former Soviet Union, named after Ismail Samani.
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This page was last modified 21:36, 28 March 2006.
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 Pik Imeni Ismail Samani Summit Log - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
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 [ information-center.be | List_of_places_named_after_Stalin Resources ]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pik Stalina (Stalin Peak), 1932-1962 — Ismail Samani Peak, Tajikistan
Chemical factory founded during WWII to produce synthetic oil.
Zavod imeni Stalina (ZIS, Factory named after Stalin) in Moscow, USSR, 1931-1959.
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 Imeni Ismail Samani Peak - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Alpenergy - Highest Peaks of the World   (Site not responding. Last check: )
If you have any pictures of the peaks you would like to share
Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills) 914 m
Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m
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 Tajikistan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Land boundaries: borders 4 countries: Afghanistan 1,206 km, China 414 km, Kyrgyzstan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,161 km.
Territory description: Pamir and Alay mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest, the highest point is Peak Imeni Ismail Samani, formerly called Peak Communism (7,495 m).
Only 4% is forested and only 6% is arable land due to extremely rugged terrain.
www.russianatlas.net /maps/fsu/talking/Tajikistan.htm   (923 words)

  
 World Facts and Figures - Elevation Extremes by Country/Area
Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills) 914 m
Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench -10,924 m
Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m
www.worldfactsandfigures.com /elevation_extremes.php   (241 words)

  
 Geography
landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor)
known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world
the twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean
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 Croatian Development Team
highest point: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills) 914 m
highest point: Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m
highest point: Pik Imeni Ismail Samani 7,495 m
web.vip.hr /nsa.vip/world.htm   (1957 words)

  
 K2climb.net - K2 and Karakorum by climbers, news
Just one look at mountains like Chogolisa and Hidden Peak makes you forget
Jörgen Aamot grew up in the mountains of Oppdal, Norway.
Himalayan knight Piotr Pustelnik surrenders to Annapurna: “Broad Peak will be my last 8000er"
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