Russian Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition

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The Russian Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition was an early 20th-century Russian naval and scientific mission that conducted extensive exploration and mapping of the Arctic Ocean, contributing significantly to the charting of previously unknown polar territories.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition
Russian naval expedition
scientific expedition
contributedTo development of Northern Sea Route navigation
improvement of Arctic navigation charts
knowledge of Arctic sea routes
country Russian Empire
describedAs major Russian contribution to early 20th-century Arctic exploration
endTime 1915
field cartography
geography
hydrography
oceanography
hasPart multiple seasonal voyages
hasSubject coastal morphology of the Arctic Ocean shores of Russia
navigation safety in polar waters
sea ice conditions in the Russian Arctic
historicalPeriod late Imperial Russia
influenced later Soviet Arctic exploration programs
languageOfWork Russian
location Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED
East Siberian Sea NERFINISHED
Kara Sea NERFINISHED
Laptev Sea NERFINISHED
Russian Arctic NERFINISHED
Severnaya Zemlya region NERFINISHED
notableOutcome creation of detailed maps of parts of the Russian Arctic coast
reduction of unknown areas on Arctic nautical charts
operator Imperial Russian Navy NERFINISHED
purpose charting previously unknown polar territories
hydrographic survey
mapping of Arctic Ocean coasts
scientific research
riskFactor extreme Arctic climate
sea ice
significantEvent survey of previously uncharted Arctic waters
systematic charting of the Russian Arctic coastline
sponsor Russian Imperial Hydrographic Service NERFINISHED
startTime 1910
temporalContext early 20th century
transportUsed ice-strengthened vessels
usedMethod coastal triangulation surveys
magnetic and meteorological observations
systematic hydrographic sounding

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Severnaya Zemlya archipelago discoveredBy Russian Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition
subject surface form: Severnaya Zemlya