The Northern Sea Route: Soviet Exploitation of the North East Passage - Brossura

Armstrong, Terence

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521232635 ISBN 13: 9780521232630

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

This 1952 study was the first to detail the development of the Northern Sea Route spanning the coastal waters above Siberia.

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Descrizione del libro

This 1952 study was the first to detail the development of the Northern Sea Route spanning the coastal waters above Siberia. It offers a synthesis of information from Russian journals and periodicals, collected at a time when access to academic sources was restricted. It remains historically pertinent to the subject of polar exploration.

Contenuti

Preface; Part I. The Northern Sea Route before 1932: 1. The Kara Sea route to the Ob' and Yenisey; 2. The route from the Pacific to the Kolyma and Lena; 3. Shipping in the waters between the Yenisey and the Lena; 4. The Northern Sea Route as a whole; 5. Scientific work; Part II. The Northern Sea Route from 1933 to 1949: 1. Some physical characteristics of the route; 2. Traffic borne by the Northern Sea Route; 3. The chief administration of the Northern Sea Route [Glavesev-morput']; 4. Equipment; 5. Scientific support; 6. Usefulness of the Northern Sea Route; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary of Russian terms used in the text; References; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521232635
• ISBN 13: 9780521232630
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 186
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile