Pyotr Kuzmich Pakhtusov () (1800 in

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– November 19, 1835 in

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) was a Russian

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and

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explorer. He is credited with the first thorough survey of

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. Between 1832 and 1835, Pakhtusov undertook two exploratory journeys to Novaya Zemlya. He wintered on the island on the two occasions and took detailed meteorological observations. Pakhtusov carefully surveyed the southern and eastern parts of Novaya Zemlya along with fellow explorer and cartographer

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during the last two years of the expedition. Thanks to their work, the first reliable maps of Novaya Zemlya's southern shores and part of the northern island's coastline were published. A small island in the eastern shore of Novaya Zemlya and a group of islands in the

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are named after Pakhtusov. His feat as a scientist and researcher was immortalized in 1886. Colleagues of Pakhtusov and expedition members initiated the creation of a monument in Kronstadt.

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Russian Arctic ExplorationNovaya Zemlya, a Russian Arctic LandPicture of a monument to PakhtusovHistory of the Northern Sea Route
1800 births 1835 deaths Explorers of the Arctic Russian polar explorers Year of birth unknown 19th-century explorers from the Russian Empire {{explorer-stub