Pioneer Island (Russia)

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Pioneer Island

Pioneer Island, Russia.
Geography
Archipelago Severnaya Zemlya
Country
Demographics
Population 0

Pioneer Island is part of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic. It measures 1,527 km2 (590 sq mi) in area. The island was discovered by Georgy Ushakov and Nikolay Urvantsev during their 1930-32 expedition.[1]

This island contains the Pioneer Glacier.[2]

There has been a request to rename this island Svyataya Tatiana (St. Tatiana).[3]

Geological and biological data: [4] & [5]

See also

References

  1. Barr, William (1975). "Severnaya Zemlya: the last major discovery". Geographical Journal 141 (1): 59–71. doi:10.2307/1796946. 
  2. Russian Arctic - Severnaya Zemlya at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
  3. Search - Krasnoyarsk Territory - Rosnedvizhimost
  4. Cat.Inist
  5. Kollmann, J. (et al.). "Interactions between Vegetation Development and Island Formation in the Alpine River Tagliamento". Vol. 2, No. 1. Applied Vegetation Science. pp. 25–36. Retrieved March 14, 2012. 

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Coordinates: 79°55′01″N 92°01′59″E / 79.917°N 92.033°E / 79.917; 92.033

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