The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic
In the summer of 1931 the icebreaking steamer Malygin sailed from Arkhangel'sk, bound for Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa with the first Soviet tourist cruise to the Arctic, the main objective being to visit the various historic sites of the archipelago. The steamer also made a rendezvous with the airshi...
Published in: | ARCTIC |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Arctic Institute of North America
1980
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65642 |
id |
ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65642 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65642 2023-05-15T14:19:17+02:00 The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic Barr, William 1980-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65642 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65642/49556 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65642 ARCTIC; Vol. 33 No. 4 (1980): December: 671–862; 671-685 1923-1245 0004-0843 Exploration History Icebreakers Malygin (Ship) Tourist trade Travels Barents Sea Frantsa-Iosifa Zemlya Russian Federation Karskoye More info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1980 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:40Z In the summer of 1931 the icebreaking steamer Malygin sailed from Arkhangel'sk, bound for Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa with the first Soviet tourist cruise to the Arctic, the main objective being to visit the various historic sites of the archipelago. The steamer also made a rendezvous with the airship Graf Zeppelin at Bukhta Tikhaya. Other historic sites visited included Mys Flora, Bukhta Teplitsa and Camp Zeigler on Ostrov Al'dzher. Of special historical interest was the recovery of a message left by Baldwin at his satellite camp at the west end of Ostrov Al'dzher. A significant contribution to the charting of the archipelago was the discovery that Jackson's "Arthur Island" and "Alfred Harmsworth Island" were in fact a single island, for which the name Ostrov Artura was retained. Surprises such as this, a brief accidental grounding, and a three-day drift amongst ice and in dense fog probably combined to persuade the Soviet authorities not to repeat this experiment for several decades. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Barents Sea Karskoye More Single Island University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Arthur Island ENVELOPE(-130.617,-130.617,54.064,54.064) Baldwin ENVELOPE(163.300,163.300,-72.250,-72.250) Barents Sea Bukhta ENVELOPE(163.271,163.271,56.463,56.463) Harmsworth ENVELOPE(160.933,160.933,-78.683,-78.683) Mys Flora ENVELOPE(50.090,50.090,79.948,79.948) Ostrov Artura ENVELOPE(50.684,50.684,81.134,81.134) Single Island ENVELOPE(68.667,68.667,-69.817,-69.817) Tikhaya ENVELOPE(156.797,156.797,51.193,51.193) Zeigler ENVELOPE(-143.050,-143.050,-77.217,-77.217) ARCTIC 33 4 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of Calgary Journal Hosting |
op_collection_id |
ftunivcalgaryojs |
language |
English |
topic |
Exploration History Icebreakers Malygin (Ship) Tourist trade Travels Barents Sea Frantsa-Iosifa Zemlya Russian Federation Karskoye More |
spellingShingle |
Exploration History Icebreakers Malygin (Ship) Tourist trade Travels Barents Sea Frantsa-Iosifa Zemlya Russian Federation Karskoye More Barr, William The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic |
topic_facet |
Exploration History Icebreakers Malygin (Ship) Tourist trade Travels Barents Sea Frantsa-Iosifa Zemlya Russian Federation Karskoye More |
description |
In the summer of 1931 the icebreaking steamer Malygin sailed from Arkhangel'sk, bound for Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa with the first Soviet tourist cruise to the Arctic, the main objective being to visit the various historic sites of the archipelago. The steamer also made a rendezvous with the airship Graf Zeppelin at Bukhta Tikhaya. Other historic sites visited included Mys Flora, Bukhta Teplitsa and Camp Zeigler on Ostrov Al'dzher. Of special historical interest was the recovery of a message left by Baldwin at his satellite camp at the west end of Ostrov Al'dzher. A significant contribution to the charting of the archipelago was the discovery that Jackson's "Arthur Island" and "Alfred Harmsworth Island" were in fact a single island, for which the name Ostrov Artura was retained. Surprises such as this, a brief accidental grounding, and a three-day drift amongst ice and in dense fog probably combined to persuade the Soviet authorities not to repeat this experiment for several decades. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Barr, William |
author_facet |
Barr, William |
author_sort |
Barr, William |
title |
The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic |
title_short |
The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic |
title_full |
The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic |
title_fullStr |
The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic |
title_full_unstemmed |
The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic |
title_sort |
first tourist cruise in the soviet arctic |
publisher |
The Arctic Institute of North America |
publishDate |
1980 |
url |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65642 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-130.617,-130.617,54.064,54.064) ENVELOPE(163.300,163.300,-72.250,-72.250) ENVELOPE(163.271,163.271,56.463,56.463) ENVELOPE(160.933,160.933,-78.683,-78.683) ENVELOPE(50.090,50.090,79.948,79.948) ENVELOPE(50.684,50.684,81.134,81.134) ENVELOPE(68.667,68.667,-69.817,-69.817) ENVELOPE(156.797,156.797,51.193,51.193) ENVELOPE(-143.050,-143.050,-77.217,-77.217) |
geographic |
Arctic Arthur Island Baldwin Barents Sea Bukhta Harmsworth Mys Flora Ostrov Artura Single Island Tikhaya Zeigler |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Arthur Island Baldwin Barents Sea Bukhta Harmsworth Mys Flora Ostrov Artura Single Island Tikhaya Zeigler |
genre |
Arctic Arctic Barents Sea Karskoye More Single Island |
genre_facet |
Arctic Arctic Barents Sea Karskoye More Single Island |
op_source |
ARCTIC; Vol. 33 No. 4 (1980): December: 671–862; 671-685 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
op_relation |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65642/49556 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65642 |
container_title |
ARCTIC |
container_volume |
33 |
container_issue |
4 |
_version_ |
1766290948844683264 |