The Navigation of Arctic Polar Submarines

In September 1931 Sir Hubert Wilkins and Harald Sverdrup made the first attempt to explore the Arctic Ocean by submarine in Wilkins's Nautilus . The Nautilus was the ex-Navy submarine O-12 modified with topside runners to slide against the underside of the sea ice. Seventeen years later the US...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Navigation
Main Author: Lyon, Waldo K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1984
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Nautilus
North Pole
Wilkins
Arctique*
ice pack
Sea ice
ice covered areas
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300023328
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300023328

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