Hunters and Herders: Chukchi and Siberian Eskimo Navigation Across Snow and Frozen Sea

The tip of the Chukotskiy Peninsula in the Soviet Far East is 86 km from mainlandAlaska and its mountains are clearly visible from St Lawrence Island. It is a ruggedtreeless land that straddles the Arctic Circle between the Bering Sea and the ArcticOcean. In winter it is snow-covered and the sea sta...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Navigation
Main Authors: Lewis, David H., George, Mimi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
Subjects:
Ocean Engineering
Oceanography
Arctic
Bering Sea
Lawrence Island
Chukchi
eskimo*
St Lawrence Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s037346330000967x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S037346330000967X
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Summary:The tip of the Chukotskiy Peninsula in the Soviet Far East is 86 km from mainlandAlaska and its mountains are clearly visible from St Lawrence Island. It is a ruggedtreeless land that straddles the Arctic Circle between the Bering Sea and the ArcticOcean. In winter it is snow-covered and the sea stays frozen until May.

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