Presumably we are talking about expedition 1872-1874 years Carl Weyprecht and Julius payer.
The sailors of the Northern Fleet in the course during Northern delivery on the Arctic Islands found the place of the food depot, which allegedly belongs to the expedition of 1872-1874 years Carl Weyprecht and Julius payer, reported the press service of the Council.
The study of the shores of Barents and Litke Peninsula sailors photo and video.
“the Analysis received by the Severomorsk photos and videos, allows to make a conclusion about the discovery of possible historical remains – the place of the food depot, one of the first research expeditions in the Arctic”, – stated in the message of SF.
It is planned that in August 2020 one of the units of the Complex expedition of SF landed on the Islands of the Barents, together with scientists from the Russian geographical society to find the historical artifacts confirming the discovery.
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the Austro-Hungarian polar expedition
The Austro-Hungarian polar expedition and Arctic expedition in search of the northeast passage, perfect in 1871-1874 years under the leadership of Julius payer and Karl Weyprecht. During the expedition, was discovered and partially explored the archipelago of Franz-Joseph. The aim of the expedition was the search for the northeast passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The expedition ship “Admiral Tegetthoff” was icebound near the Western shores of the New Land, and in the fall carried him out to sea. Began polar night, 130 days team every minute was to leave the ship, as it could be easily crushed by ice. The payer later recalled:
“It was terrible moments when I had to get dressed, feeling the trembling walls of the vessel, while the ice outside cracked and creaked. Out on the deck with a wallet in hand, ready to leave the ship and wander — where, nobody knew. And around the ice continued to pile up on one another, climbed to the deck. Nothing remained alone.”
Until the summer of 1873 the ship was icebound and the crew was already preparing for the second of a forced wintering, however, on 30 August it was confirmed assumptions of P. A. Kropotkin about the existence of land to the North of the Barents sea. The Austrians nahuli her Franz Joseph. The ship began to refer to the South, so to set foot on the open land they could only in November.
From scurvy in March 1874, he died one of the crew members, but the others managed to avoid the disease due to successful hunting of polar bears: a total of 67 animals were killed. Actrice held up sledge expedition, during which they visited Cape Tegethoff, glacier Sinclar on the island of Gallo. The temperature dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius.
In may Weyprecht decided to throw icebound ship��. The participants of the expedition and return on skis and boats. In August they managed to get to the open Mori and a New Earth, where they were rescued by Russian fishermen.
Presumably, the Russian soldiers discovered the food depot, which was laid by the sponsor of the expedition, Johann Wilczek on 15 August 1872. The expedition did not use it as a grocery warehouse, information about his discovery no.
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Franz Josef
About their rights to the Islands of Franz Josef land Soviet Union said in 1926, was issued a corresponding decree.
During the great Patriotic war on the Land of Franz Joseph, the Germans had established a weather station. In the 1950-ies on the Land of Franz-Joseph was created a “point” Radio engineering troops of air defense of the USSR.
On the island of Alexandra Land, which is part of the archipelago of Franz Joseph, in 2016 year, the company completed construction of a unique military base “Arctic Shamrock”. The main objective of this base is to provide anti-aircraft defense, the protection of the Northern sea route.
In 2016, the defense Ministry started the construction of the airfield Nagurski on the Alexandra Land. Runway length of 2,500 meters, width – 46 meters. Thus, this airfield can land and take off including AWACS aircraft A-50, Ил78 tankers, the su-27 and MiG-31, transport aircraft Il-76 and An-124 “Ruslan”. In addition, there will be able to land and long-range bombers.
In 2018, commander of the Northern fleet Admiral Nikolai Evmenov reported that the majority of Russian airfields in the Arctic will be all season and will be able to take aircraft of all types.
Permanently in the Islands are the expedition, including with the participation of servicemen of the Northern fleet.
