Stepan Innokentyevich Rastorguyev (russian: Степа́н Инноке́нтьевич Расторгу́ев; 1864 in

Yakutsk Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of ...

– after 1904) was an officer of the Yakut Cossack Regiment and an explorer. As Rastorguyev's parents died early, he was reared by his kindred. Then he was sent to the

Okhotsk Sea The Sea of Okhotsk ( rus, Охо́тское мо́ре, Ohótskoye móre ; ja, オホーツク海, Ohōtsuku-kai) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands ...

coast,

Kamchatka The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and wes ...

and Chukotka. In 1888 Rastorguyev was tasked to open the straight road from Yakutsk to

Verkhoyansk Verkhoyansk ( rus, Верхоянск, p=vʲɪrxɐˈjansk; sah, Верхоянскай, ''Verkhoyanskay'') is a town in Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River in the Arctic Circle, from Batagay, the ad ...

and met his engagements. In 1900 Rastorguyev joined Baron

Eduard Toll Eduard Gustav Freiherr von Toll (russian: Эдуа́рд Васи́льевич Толль, translit=Eduárd Vasíl'evič Toll'; 1902), better known in Russia as Eduard Vasilyevich Toll and often referred to as Baron von Toll, was a Russian ge ...

's Russian Polar Expedition on ship ''

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''. In 1901, during the first wintering, Toll sent Rastorguyev along with hitherto captain of ''Zarya'' N. N. Kolomeitsev on a long sledge trip. Their mission was to organize coal depots for the ''Zarya'' on

Kotelny Island Kotelny Island ( rus, Остров Котельный, r=Ostrov Kotelny; sah, Олгуйдаах Aрыы, translit=Olguydaax Arııta) is part of the Anzhu Islands subgroup of the New Siberian Islands located between the Laptev Sea and the East ...

and at Dikson, as well as to bring the mail of the expedition to

Dudinka Dudinka (russian: Дуди́нка; Nenets: Тут'ын, ''Tutꜧyn'') is a town on the Yenisei River and the administrative center of Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It used to be the administrative center of Tay ...

. Kolomeitsev and Rastorguev were successful in their trip. They covered the 600 km long distance from Bukhta Kolin Archera, SW of

Taymyr Island Taymyr Island () is a large island in the coast of the Kara Sea. Its length is and its average width about . This island is located west of the Taymyr Gulf in an area of skerries right off the western coast of the Taymyr Peninsula. The narrow stra ...

, to Dikson in one month. This mission helped to bring relief to Baron Toll in a stressful situation concerning his relationship with Captain Kolomeitsev during the expedition, and Toll was grateful to Rastorguyev.

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, ''Baron Eduard von Toll's Last Expedition: The Russian Polar Expedition, 1900-1903. 1980'' For his deserts to Baron Eduard Toll Rastorguyev's name was given to a certain

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

, as well as to a

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and a

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. By the express petition of Baron Eduard Toll Rastorguyev was awarded the golden medal "For Eagerness" with the ribbon of Order of St. Anne and honorary

kaftan A kaftan or caftan (; fa, خفتان, ) is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in Asia, it has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years. In Russian usage, ''kaftan'' instead refers to a style of men's l ...

. In 1937 another island,

Kolchak Island Kolchak Island or Kolchaka Island (russian: остров Колчака, ''ostrov Kolchaka''), is an island in the Kara Sea located in a coastal area of skerries NE of the Shturmanov Peninsula. It is near the southern end of the Nordenskiöld Arc ...

in the Kamennye group, was renamed after Rastorguyev as well, but its previous name has been restored on August 23d, 2005, so that now only one

Rastorguyev Island Rastorguyev Island or Rastorguyeva Island (russian: остров Расторгуева, ''ostrov Rastorguyeva'') is an island in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation. Geography It is the third largest island of the Kamennyye Islands. It is located cl ...

remains.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rastorguyev Cossack explorers Explorers from the Russian Empire 1864 births Year of death unknown Imperial Russian Army personnel

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