Georgy Ushakov Георгий Ушаков | |
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 Georgy Ushakov before World War II | |
| Born | 17 January 1901 |
| Died | 3 December 1963 (aged 62) |
| Known for | Arctic explorer |
| Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star |
Georgy Alexeyevich Ushakov (Russian: Георгий Алексеевич Ушаков) (17 (30) January 1901 – 3 December 1963) was a Soviet explorer of the Arctic.
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.
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