The voyages of Taymyr and Vaygach to Ostrov Vrangelya, 1910–15

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Barr, William
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1972
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Canada; Taymyr; Wrangel Island; Kellett; Vaygach; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400062811; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400062811

Ostrov Vrangelya, lat 71–72°N, long 178°E–177°W, is the largest island in the eastern Soviet Arctic. It has an area of 7 673 km 2 and extends approximately 120 km east-west and 60 km north-south (see Fig 1). Five different flags have been raised on it—those of Great Britain, Canada, United States, I...