(Title Page to) Vazhneyshie plavaniia i Okeanograficheskie Ekspeditsii 2-16 . (to accompany) Atlas okeanov : Severnyy ledovityy Okean. 1980.

• Main Authors: Gorshkov, Sergei Georgievich, Vazhneyshie Plavaniia i okeanograficheskie Ekspeditsii ot nachala XVIII veka do serediny XIX veka, Glavnoe Upravlenie Navigat︠s︡ii i Okeanografii Ministerstva Oborony SSSR., Soviet Union. Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Ministerstva Oborony 1980
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean
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Title Page to maps 2-16. Major Voyages and Oceanographic Expeditions. 1974 - 1980. Three volumes produced by the USSR War Department =Ministerstvo oborony Sovetskogo Soyuza, with volumes on the Pacific Ocean= Tikhiy okean (1974), the Atlantic and Indian Oceans = Atlanticheskogo i Indiyskogo okeanov (1977), and the Arctic Ocean= Arkticheskiy sever led okeana (1980). This is 1980 Atlas of the Arctic Ocean. Contains xi pages of title, introduction, legend and contents, with additional legend- abbreviations on separate sheet.184 pages of detailed thematic maps, including chapters with descriptive text in geomorphology, climate, hydrology, geology, astronomy, history of exploration, navigation and zoology. Most maps are double page, some with inset maps, illustrations, diagrams, graphs and legend. Maps showing navigation routes, distance, boundaries and major ports. Relief shown by hachures and shadings. Depth shown by bathymetric tints, isolines and soundings. Prime meridian is Greenwich. Atlas includes 4 pages of index “Ukazatel’”, and editorial board information dated “10.08.1980 g. Tirazh 15000 akz Zakaz No. 712.” and Erratum “zamechennyye opechatki” at the end. Paper dust jacket over hard cover with title in gilt on front cover and spine, and embossed USSR coat of arms on front cover.