Franz Josef Land Archipelago. History, names and titles
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The book examines the origin of the registered and notable names of the Geographical objects of the archipelago of the Land Franz Josef, illuminates the history of their assignment and change. For registered toponyms, biographies of scientists, travelers and sponsors are given, whose names were on the map of the archipelago. A brief physico-geographical description of the land of Franz-Joseph, an essay about the history of its opening, a description of subsequent expeditions. Currently, Franz Joseph"s Islands are a specially protected natural territory, the state reserve of federal significance, and a separate section describes the current aspects of the development and study of the archipelago, infrastructure and main activities, emphasizes the geopolitical importance of the archipelago. The book is richly illustrated by photos and drawings. A separate unit is the original color photos of the notable geographic objects and characteristic landscapes of Franz Joseph. L. M. Savatyugin - Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Honorary polarist, hands. Department of the geography of the polar countries of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, a member of numerous expeditions
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Cover:Hard
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- Category:History & Geography
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ISBN:978-5-98364-054-2
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