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Konstantin Makarevich
Konstantin Grigorievich Makarevich (25 January 1922 - 17 June 2017) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Kazakhstani glaciologist. He made a significant scientific contribution to the development and popularization of glaciology. He headed the Soviet glaciological expedition on the Tuyuksu glacier from 1956 to 1992 and was the founder of the Tuyuksu glaciological station. For more than 20 years, he was as an official representative of the Soviet Union in the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS). He authored more than 200 scientific articles, monographs, regional and autobiographical books, and essays. Two glaciers and two passes in the Trans-Ili Alatau, Trans-Ili and Dzungarian Alatau, Dzhungarian Alatau are named after him. He was a veteran of World War II, an order-bearer. Biography He was born in Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast. His father worked as the chief technologist of the food industry and engaged in foreign trade deliveries, and his mother worked as an accountant-economist. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadrinsk
Shadrinsk () is a town in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Iset River ( Ob's basin) northwest of Kurgan. Population: History Shadrinsk was founded in 1662 as an agricultural and trade settlement. Shadrinsk hosted the second largest fair in the Urals region. Town status was granted to it from 1712 to 1737 and in 1781. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shadrinsk serves as the administrative center of Shadrinsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Law #316 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Shadrinsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Shadrinsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Shadrinsk Urban Okrug.Law #419 Climate Shadrinsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
