Cape Baranov (russian: Мыс Баранова; ''Mys Baranova'')
is a
headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, Joh ...
in
Severnaya Zemlya
Severnaya Zemlya (russian: link=no, Сéверная Земля́ (Northern Land), ) is a archipelago in the Russian high Arctic. It lies off Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula, separated from the mainland by the Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago ...
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Russia
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.
History
The Laptev Sea shore of present-day Severnaya Zemlya was discovered by
Boris Vilkitsky in 1913 during the
Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition
The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition (GESLO) (1910–1915) was a scientific expedition organized by Russia for the purpose of the development of the Northern Sea Route.
This expedition accomplished its goal of exploring the uncharted areas ...
on behalf of the
Russian Hydrographic Service
The Russian Hydrographic Service, full current official name Department of Navigation and Oceanography of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ( rus, Управление навигации и океанографии Министер ...
, 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.
This cape was named during the 1930–1932 expedition to the archipelago led by
Georgy Ushakov and
Nikolay Urvantsev
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev (russian: Николáй Николáевич Урвáнцев; – 20 February 1985) was a Soviet geologist and explorer. He was born in the town of Lukoyanov in the Lukoyanovsky Uyezd of the Nizhny Novgorod Gove ...
after Soviet scientist
Fedor Baranov (1886–1965).
Located near Cape Baranov, roughly to the SSE of the cape, the
Prima Polar Station of the
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
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closed down in 1996 and reopened in June 2013 as a private venture. This is currently the only
Arctic research facility operating in Severnaya Zemlya.
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Geography
Cape Baranov is located in the northern part of Bolshevik Island facing the Shokalsky Strait.GoogleEarth
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See also
*List of research stations in the Arctic
A number of governments maintain permanent research stations in the Arctic. Also known as Arctic bases, polar stations or ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern polar region of Earth.
Historically few research sta ...
References
External links
Russian scientists have found a sharp decrease in the concentration of ozone over the Cape Baranov Research Base
(in Russian)
YouTube - Мыс Баранова. Обзор
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Baranov
Baranov (masculine) or Baranova (feminine) (russian: Баранов, Баранова) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the sobriquet ''"баран"'' (argali, lamb). Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Andreyevich ...
Baranov
Baranov (masculine) or Baranova (feminine) (russian: Баранов, Баранова) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the sobriquet ''"баран"'' (argali, lamb). Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Andreyevich ...
Baranov
Baranov (masculine) or Baranova (feminine) (russian: Баранов, Баранова) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the sobriquet ''"баран"'' (argali, lamb). Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Andreyevich ...