Aleksandr Stepanovich Kuchin
The Russian who went south with Amundsen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9220772 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Werner Barr (0000-0003-0064-0211, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author), William Barr (0000-0001-7711-7758) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 139 |
| Pages | 401-412 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247400005647 |
| OpenAlex | W2169614733 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Aleksandr Stepanovich Kuchin (1888–1912) was already an experienced mariner and oceanographer when Amundsen invited him to join the Fram expedition of 1910–12. Expecting a voyage through the Barents Sea, Kuchin found himself on an expedition to the Antarctic. While Amundsen's sledging parties sought the South Pole, Kuchin remained with the ship, completing an excellent oceanographic survey of the southern Atlantic Ocean. Returning to Russia in 1912 he was recruited, by the geologist and explorer V. A. Rusinov to join a scientific expedition to Svalbard. As deputy leader of the party and captain of Gerkules , the expedition ship, Kuchin played an important role in the Svalbard survey. Then once again found himself heading in an unexpected direction: on completing the Svalbard work, Rusanov decided to attempt the Northern Sea Route to the Bering Strait. Gerkules disappeared and was never seen again; her loss, presumably in the Kara Sea, brought to an untimely end the career of a promising young polar explorer
Geodesy · Geography · Geologist · Heading (navigation) · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology · Polar Research and Ecology
Charting the Russian Northern Sea Route
The Last Journey of Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen, 1919
The South Pole
Rusanov , Gerkules, and the Northern Sea Route
The Crimean War in the Arctic
Anton and Dmitriy
The fate of Rusanov's Gerkules expedition in the Kara Sea, 1913; Some Further details and recent developments
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 1986 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |