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Independence Peak

mountain, Tajikistan
Also known as: Pik Revolyutsii, Revolyutsii Peak
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Independence Peak, mountain in the northwestern Pamirs range in Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous viloyat (province), Tajikistan. At 22,880 feet (6,974 meters), it is the highest point in the eastern part of the Yazgulem Range. The mountain consists of an enormous mass with three summits covered with snow and ice, and it is the source of the Fedchenko (Vanch-Yakh) Glacier, which rises on its northwestern face.

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