ACHIEVEMENTS OF SOVIET GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH IN THE ARCTIC

An historical account of Russian exploration of the Great Northern Sea Passage, extending through the borderseas of the Soviet Arctic . the Barents, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchee Seas . along the northern coasts of Europe and Asia, is presented. Some results of scientific observations in...

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Main Author: BURKHANOV,V. F.
Other Authors: DIRECTORATE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SERVICES OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1957
Subjects:
ICE
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0610908
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Summary:An historical account of Russian exploration of the Great Northern Sea Passage, extending through the borderseas of the Soviet Arctic . the Barents, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchee Seas . along the northern coasts of Europe and Asia, is presented. Some results of scientific observations in the fields of meteorology, oceanology, and geophysics are also presented. Trans. from mono. Cherez Okean na Dreifuyushchikh L'dakh (Across the Ocean on Drifting Ice) Moscow, 1956.