Hydrographic Surveys Along the Northern Shores of the Soviet Union

The first Russian voyages from the White Sea to the Kara Sea, and round the Yamal Peninsula to the Gulf of Ob were probably made as early as the eleventh and twelfth centuries, but these ventures were of a commercial rather than a scientific nature.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Schokalsky, Jules
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1936
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400034859
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400034859
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Summary:The first Russian voyages from the White Sea to the Kara Sea, and round the Yamal Peninsula to the Gulf of Ob were probably made as early as the eleventh and twelfth centuries, but these ventures were of a commercial rather than a scientific nature.