Cape Baranov (Russian: Мыс Баранова; Mys Baranova)[1] is a headland in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia.
Cape Baranov
Мыс Баранова | |
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  Cape Baranov Location of Cape Baranov in Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
| Coordinates: 79°21′4″N 101°44′0″E / 79.35111°N 101.73333°E | |
| Location | Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya,  Russia |
| Offshore water bodies | Shokalsky Strait |
| Area | |
| • Total | Russian Far North |
History edit
The Laptev Sea shore of present-day Severnaya Zemlya was discovered by Boris Vilkitsky in 1913 during the Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition on behalf of the Russian Hydrographic Service, but he was unaware that there was a strait west of the cape between what is now Bolshevik Island and the islands further north, for the straits are frozen most of the year, forming a compact whole.[2][3]
This cape was named during the 1930–1932 expedition to the archipelago led by Georgy Ushakov and Nikolay Urvantsev after Soviet scientist Fedor Baranov (1886–1965).[4]
Located near Cape Baranov, roughly 15 km (9.3 mi) to the SSE of the cape,[5] the Prima Polar Station of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute closed down in 1996 and reopened in June 2013 as a private venture.[6] This is currently the only Arctic research facility operating in Severnaya Zemlya.[7][8]
Geography edit
Cape Baranov is located in the northern part of Bolshevik Island facing the Shokalsky Strait.[9] This headland stretches out northwards in an unglaciated lowland area west of the mouth of Mikoyan Bay.[1]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mys Baranova". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Barr, William (1975). "Severnaya Zemlya: the last major discovery". Geographical Journal. 141 (1): 59–71. doi:10.2307/1796946.
- ^ "Октябрьской Революции Остров"[permanent dead link] Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "Архипелаг Северная Земля — один из наиболее крупных районов оледенения на территории России". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Информационное сообщение об открытии «Ледовой базы «Мыс Баранова» для выполнения научных работ ААНИИ в 2013–2014 г.г." (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ Фотогалерея: 2004 - "Полярное Кольцо" - Местонахождение: 17 мая, Северная Земля, о.Большевик, м.Баранова, п/ст Примах
- ^ "Bird Observations in Severnaya Zemlya, Siberia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ База Баранова, прием!
- ^ GoogleEarth
External links edit
- Russian scientists have found a sharp decrease in the concentration of ozone over the Cape Baranov Research Base (in Russian)
- YouTube - Мыс Баранова. Обзор
- Evacuation of "North Pole - 40" station
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