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'''North Pole-1''' ({{lang-ru|Северный полюс-1}}) was the first Soviet [[Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations|manned drifting station]], primarily used for research. |
'''North Pole-1''' ({{lang-ru|Северный полюс-1}}) was the first Soviet [[Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations|manned drifting station]], primarily used for research. |
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North Pole-1 was established on May 21, 1937, and officially opened on June 6, some 20 km from the [[North Pole]] by the expedition into the high latitudes Sever-1, led by [[Otto Schmidt]]. "NP-1" operated for 9 months, during which the ice |
North Pole-1 was established on May 21, 1937, and officially opened on June 6, some 20 km from the [[North Pole]] by the expedition into the high latitudes Sever-1, led by [[Otto Schmidt]]. "NP-1" operated for 9 months, during which the ice floe travelled 2,850 kilometers. The commander of the station was [[Ivan Papanin]]. On February 19, 1938, Soviet ice breakers [[Icebreaker Taymyr|Taimyr]] and [[Murman]] took off four polar explorers from the station close to the eastern coast of into the [[Greenland]]. The arrived to [[Leningrad]] on March 15 onboard the [[Icebreaker Yermak]]. |
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The expedition members, hydrobiologist [[Pyotr Shirshov]], geophysicist [[Yevgeny Fyodorov]], radioman [[Ernst Krenkel]], and the leader Ivan Papanin, were awarded the [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] title. |
The expedition members, hydrobiologist [[Pyotr Shirshov]], geophysicist [[Yevgeny Fyodorov]], radioman [[Ernst Krenkel]], and the leader Ivan Papanin, were awarded the [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] title. |
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North Pole-1 (Russian: Северный полюс-1) was the first Soviet manned drifting station, primarily used for research.
North Pole-1 was established on May 21, 1937, and officially opened on June 6, some 20 km from the North Pole by the expedition into the high latitudes Sever-1, led by Otto Schmidt. "NP-1" operated for 9 months, during which the ice floe travelled 2,850 kilometers. The commander of the station was Ivan Papanin. On February 19, 1938, Soviet ice breakers Taimyr and Murman took off four polar explorers from the station close to the eastern coast of into the Greenland. The arrived to Leningrad on March 15 onboard the Icebreaker Yermak.
The expedition members, hydrobiologist Pyotr Shirshov, geophysicist Yevgeny Fyodorov, radioman Ernst Krenkel, and the leader Ivan Papanin, were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title.
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