Cape Unslicht (russian: Мыс Песчаный, ''Mys Peschanyy'')
is a
headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...
in
Severnaya Zemlya,
Russia.
Geography
Stretching out northwards NW of the
Akhmatov Fjord and east of the mouth of
Mikoyan Bay, this headland is the northernmost point of
Bolshevik Island.
Cape Unslicht is one of the landmarks defining the limits of the
Laptev Sea according to the
International Hydrographic Organization.
History
The Laptev Sea shore of present-day Severnaya Zemlya was discovered by
Boris Vilkitsky in 1913 during the
Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition
The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition (GESLO) (1910–1915) was a scientific expedition organized by Russia for the purpose of the development of the Northern Sea Route.
This expedition accomplished its goal of exploring the uncharted areas ...
on behalf of the
Russian Hydrographic Service, but he was unaware that there was a strait west of the cape between what is now Bolshevik Island and the islands further north, for the straits are frozen most of the year, forming a compact whole.
Named during the 1930–1932 expedition to the archipelago led by
Georgy Ushakov and
Nikolay Urvantsev after
Zofia Unslicht, a
German communist figure, this headland was renamed ''Mys Peschanyy'' (
Sandy Cape) in Russian, following
World War II.
There was a
weather and
scientific station
Research stations are facilities where scientific investigation, collection, analysis and experimentation occurs. A research station is a facility that is built for the purpose of conducting scientific research. There are also many types of resear ...
near the cape,
Peschanny Polar Station, now abandoned.
Operational Navigation Chart B-3, 2nd edition
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See also
*List of research stations in the Arctic
A number of governments maintain permanent research stations in the Arctic. Also known as Arctic bases, polar stations or ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern polar region of Earth.
Historically few research st ...
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