Centenary of the Birth of V.A. Obruchev, Soviet Geologist, Geographer, Traveller, and Pioneer in Permafrost Research

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Tikhomirov, V.V., Voskresenskaya, N.A., Nagy, K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1963
• Subjects: Arctic; Kara Sea; Greenland; Taymyr; Traveller; Obruchev; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost; Taymyr Peninsula
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3553; http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3553/3528

Vladimir Afanas'evich Obruchev, who was born on October 10, 1863 in the village of Klepenino in the upper Volga region, was an outstanding natural scientist, who made great contributions to the exploration of Asia. His father was in the military service and often transferred with his family fro...