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this mountain was long believed to be one of the highest summits in northeastern
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Representation of the 12 August 1870 discovery of
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136:Coordinates
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21:Mount Payer
1513:Categories
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1330:Cloud Peak
1320:Borah Peak
1285:Point 1740
1265:Kings Peak
1230:Mount Ratz
1185:Mont Forel
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1030:Mount Odin
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855:Renland HP
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650:Perserajoq
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384:References
273:Cape Payer
265:Suess Land
210:Payer Peak
183:Suess Land
149:26°23′25″W
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1466:Greenland
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1075:The Cabox
840:Point 574
820:Point 813
259:Geography
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187:Greenland
174:Geography
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357:See also
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179:Location
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224:) is a
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245:Arctic
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