Georgy Ushakov
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Georgy Alexeyevich Ushakov (Russian: Георгий Алексеевич Ушаков) (17 (30) January 1901 – 3 December 1963) was a Soviet explorer of the Arctic.
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Georgy Ushakov Георгий Ушаков | |
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Born | 17 January 1901 |
Died | 3 December 1963(1963-12-03) (aged 62) |
Known for | Arctic explorer |
Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star |
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Ushakov broke new ground when he surveyed and explored Severnaya Zemlya, together with four other Arctic explorers, establishing that it was an archipelago.[1] He was honoured by being named Doctor of Geographic Sciences in 1950.