Peter Anjou: the contours of Novosibirskiye Ostrova become more precise

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Tammiksaar, Erki
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2002
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Ostrova; Ust’-Yansk; Yansk; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400018052; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400018052

Abstract The Russian northeast Siberian expedition (1820–24) is generally associated with Ferdinand von Wrangell. However, although Wrangell was the overall leader of the expedition, it actually consisted of two groups, with Peter Anjou in command of the Ust'-Yansk group. Anjou'sexpeditionnotes, asopposed to Wrangell's, have not been published, and for that reason he is little known. However, the results of his expedition are well comparable to Wrangell's.