Overland and air transport facilities of Soviet Antarctic expeditions

When research under the IGY programme began in Antarctica, the Soviet Union undertook the task of studying vast areas of the sector south of the Indian Ocean. In 1956, the First Combined Antarctic Expedition headed by M. M. Somov set up the main base, Mirny observatory, on the Davis Sea coast. This...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Arshenevskiy, Yuri A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1962
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Indian
Davis Sea
Mirny
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400052530
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400052530
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Summary:When research under the IGY programme began in Antarctica, the Soviet Union undertook the task of studying vast areas of the sector south of the Indian Ocean. In 1956, the First Combined Antarctic Expedition headed by M. M. Somov set up the main base, Mirny observatory, on the Davis Sea coast. This was followed by five subsequent expeditions inland during which new stations have been established hi the heart of Antarctica.

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