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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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
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s037346330000967x 2024-03-03T08:41:37+00:00 Hunters and Herders: Chukchi and Siberian Eskimo Navigation Across Snow and Frozen Sea Lewis, David H. George, Mimi 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s037346330000967x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S037346330000967X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Navigation volume 44, issue 1, page 1-10 ISSN 0373-4633 1469-7785 Ocean Engineering Oceanography journal-article 1991 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s037346330000967x 2024-02-08T08:29:32Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Bering Sea Chukchi eskimo* St Lawrence Island Cambridge University Press Arctic Bering Sea Lawrence Island ENVELOPE(-103.718,-103.718,56.967,56.967) Journal of Navigation 44 1 1 10
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Oceanography
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Oceanography
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Hunters and Herders: Chukchi and Siberian Eskimo Navigation Across Snow and Frozen Sea
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