Great Soviet Atlas of the World. Moscow, 1937

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: F.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1939
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Severnaya Zemlya; Novaya Zemlya; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400038584; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400038584

This Atlas is of interest to polar travellers since Soviet territory covers such a large section of the Arctic regions. We accordingly find that nearly every map of the territory goes well into the Arctic Circle. The two special pages of circumpolar maps are well printed and follow the usual convention for showing routes of expeditions. Insets on the Arctic sheet give a valuable map of Severnaya Zemlya with relief and soundings; there are also insets of parts of Novaya Zemlya, while weather charts and ice-drift charts complete the page.