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{{Short description|1957-59 Soviet mission to explore Antarctica}} |
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The '''Third [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]]''' (1957–59) was led by [[Yevgeny Tolstikov]] on the continent; the marine expedition on the ''Ob'' was led by I V Maksimov. |
The '''Third [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]]''' (1957–59) was led by [[Yevgeny Tolstikov]] on the continent and included Czech future astronomer [[Antonín Mrkos]]; the marine expedition on the ''Ob'' was led by I V Maksimov. |
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Two [[diesel-electric]] ships were used to transport the expedition. RV ''Ob'' (flagship; captain I A Man) and ''Kooperatsiya'' (captain A S Yantselevich), used mainly as a transport vessel. The ships arrived in [[Antarctica]] in November – December 1957. Together with the ships crews the expedition consisted of 445 men, of whom 183 were scheduled for wintering. |
Two [[diesel-electric]] ships were used to transport the expedition. RV ''Ob'' (flagship; captain {{ill|Ivan Man|lt=I. A. Man|ru|Ман, Иван Александрович}}) and ''Kooperatsiya'' (captain A S Yantselevich), used mainly as a transport vessel. The ships arrived in [[Antarctica]] in November – December 1957. Together with the ships' crews the expedition consisted of 445 men, of whom 183 were scheduled for wintering. |
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The tasks of the expedition were: |
The tasks of the expedition were: |
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# Oceanographic work on the ''Ob'' in the southern oceans, and cartography of the coast from Mirny to the Bellingshausen sea |
# Oceanographic work on the ''Ob'' in the southern oceans, and cartography of the coast from Mirny to the Bellingshausen sea |
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The programme included 6 stations: ([[Mirny Station|Mirny]]; [[Vostok Station|Vostok]]; [[Sovetskaya (Antarctic Research Station)|Sovetskaya]]; Oasis; Pionerskaya and [[Komsomolskaya (research station)|Komsomol'skaya]]). |
The programme included 6 stations: ([[Mirny Station|Mirny]]; [[Vostok Station|Vostok]]; [[Sovetskaya (Antarctic Research Station)|Sovetskaya]]; [[A. B. Dobrowolski Polar Station|Oasis]]; Pionerskaya and [[Komsomolskaya (research station)|Komsomol'skaya]]). |
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The first tractor-train to the interior left on 26 December, with 32 men. On 2 January 1958 the train arrived at Pionerskaya, and left again on the 8th. On the 17th they reached Komsomol'skaya; conditions of travel were difficult. A portion of the train (7 tractors and sledges) left on the 20th to relieve Vostok, arriving on the 27th, and delivering over 100 tons of cargo. On the 28th the train left for Komsomol'skaya, arriving on the 31st. On 3 February the train, with 27 men, left to found Sovetskaya; they reached 78° 24′ S, 87° 35′ E on the 10th, at an altitude of 3570 m. The station was rapidly constructed, and the train left on the 18th, returning to Mirny on 4 March, having completed a round trip of {{convert|4000|km|abbr=on}}. |
The first tractor-train to the interior left on 26 December, with 32 men. On 2 January 1958 the train arrived at Pionerskaya, and left again on the 8th. On the 17th they reached Komsomol'skaya; conditions of travel were difficult. A portion of the train (7 tractors and sledges) left on the 20th to relieve Vostok, arriving on the 27th, and delivering over 100 tons of cargo. On the 28th the train left for Komsomol'skaya, arriving on the 31st. On 3 February the train, with 27 men, left to found Sovetskaya; they reached 78° 24′ S, 87° 35′ E on the 10th, at an altitude of 3570 m. The station was rapidly constructed, and the train left on the 18th, returning to Mirny on 4 March, having completed a round trip of {{convert|4000|km|abbr=on}}. |
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After spending the Antarctic winter at Mirny, the Expedition undertook a second set of tractor |
After spending the Antarctic winter at Mirny, the Expedition undertook a second set of tractor traverses starting in September 1958. One team reached the pole of inaccessibility and established The [[Pole of Inaccessibility (Antarctic research station)|Pole of Inaccessibility]] station there on 14 December. |
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== Landscape features discovered == |
== Landscape features discovered == |
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* [[Gamburtsev Mountain Range]]<ref name="AARI">{{cite web| |
* [[Gamburtsev Mountain Range]]<ref name="AARI">{{cite web|url=http://www.aari.ru/south/publication/avsyuk/avsyuk.html |title=20 лет открытию Полюса недоступности Антарктиды: Метеорология и Гидрология. 1979, №3. Гидрометеоиздат. |access-date=26 January 2007 |publisher=[[Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute]] |language=ru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310192257/http://www.aari.ru/south/publication/avsyuk/avsyuk.html |archive-date=10 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Golitsyn Mountains]]<ref name="AARI"/> |
* [[Golitsyn Mountains]]<ref name="AARI"/> |
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* [[Schmidt plain]]<ref name="AARI"/> |
* [[Schmidt plain]]<ref name="AARI"/> |
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== 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition in literature == |
== 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition in literature == |
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[[Estonia]]n writer Juhan Smuul took part of the expedition as a |
[[Estonia]]n writer Juhan Smuul took part of the expedition as a Soviet journalist and described the interesting details in his 1960 book [http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/114769800 "Antarctica Ahoy!: The Ice Book]" ("Jäine raamat" in Estonian). |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*{{cite book|last=Nudel'man|first=A. V.|year=1959|location=Moscow|publisher=Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR|title= |
*{{cite book|last=Nudel'man|first=A. V.|year=1959|location=Moscow|publisher=Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR|title=Soviet Antarctic Expeditions 1955-1959|url=http://nsidc.org/rocs/archives-catalog/index.php?p=digitallibrary/getfile&id=86}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (translated from the Russian by the Israel program for scientific translations, Jerusalem, 1966 for the [[National Science Foundation]]). |
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 13 December 2023
The Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–59) was led by Yevgeny Tolstikov on the continent and included Czech future astronomer Antonín Mrkos; the marine expedition on the Ob was led by I V Maksimov.
Two diesel-electric ships were used to transport the expedition. RV Ob (flagship; captain I. A. Man) and Kooperatsiya (captain A S Yantselevich), used mainly as a transport vessel. The ships arrived in Antarctica in November – December 1957. Together with the ships' crews the expedition consisted of 445 men, of whom 183 were scheduled for wintering.
The tasks of the expedition were:
- Relief of the 1956–1958 continental expedition and continuation of the IGY programme
- Organisation of the Sovetskaya station at the pole of relative inaccessibility
- Continuation of tractor-sledge traverses in central Antarctica
- Oceanographic work on the Ob in the southern oceans, and cartography of the coast from Mirny to the Bellingshausen sea
The programme included 6 stations: (Mirny; Vostok; Sovetskaya; Oasis; Pionerskaya and Komsomol'skaya).
The first tractor-train to the interior left on 26 December, with 32 men. On 2 January 1958 the train arrived at Pionerskaya, and left again on the 8th. On the 17th they reached Komsomol'skaya; conditions of travel were difficult. A portion of the train (7 tractors and sledges) left on the 20th to relieve Vostok, arriving on the 27th, and delivering over 100 tons of cargo. On the 28th the train left for Komsomol'skaya, arriving on the 31st. On 3 February the train, with 27 men, left to found Sovetskaya; they reached 78° 24′ S, 87° 35′ E on the 10th, at an altitude of 3570 m. The station was rapidly constructed, and the train left on the 18th, returning to Mirny on 4 March, having completed a round trip of 4,000 km (2,500 mi).
After spending the Antarctic winter at Mirny, the Expedition undertook a second set of tractor traverses starting in September 1958. One team reached the pole of inaccessibility and established The Pole of Inaccessibility station there on 14 December.
Landscape features discovered[edit]
3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition in literature[edit]
Estonian writer Juhan Smuul took part of the expedition as a Soviet journalist and described the interesting details in his 1960 book "Antarctica Ahoy!: The Ice Book" ("Jäine raamat" in Estonian).
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "20 лет открытию Полюса недоступности Антарктиды: Метеорология и Гидрология. 1979, №3. Гидрометеоиздат" (in Russian). Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
- Nudel'man, A. V. (1959). Soviet Antarctic Expeditions 1955-1959. Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR.[permanent dead link] (translated from the Russian by the Israel program for scientific translations, Jerusalem, 1966 for the National Science Foundation).
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