Cape Baranov (Russian: Мыс Баранова; Mys Baranova)[1] is a headland in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia.

Cape Baranov
Мыс Баранова
Location of Cape Baranov in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Location	Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya,  Russia
Coordinates	79°21′4″N 101°44′0″E
Offshore water bodies	Shokalsky Strait
Area	Russian Far North

History

The Laptev Sea shore of present-day Severnaya Zemlya was discovered by Boris Vilkitsky in 1913 during the Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition on behalf of the Russian Hydrographic Service, but he was unaware that there was a strait west of the cape between what is now Bolshevik Island and the islands further north, for the straits are frozen most of the year, forming a compact whole.[2][3]

This cape was named during the 1930–1932 expedition to the archipelago led by Georgy Ushakov and Nikolay Urvantsev after Soviet scientist Fedor Baranov (1886–1965).[4]

Located near Cape Baranov, roughly 15 km (9.3 mi) to the SSE of the cape,[5] the Prima Polar Station of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute closed down in 1996 and reopened in June 2013 as a private venture.[6] This is currently the only Arctic research facility operating in Severnaya Zemlya.[7][8]

Geography

Cape Baranov is located in the northern part of Bolshevik Island facing the Shokalsky Strait.[9] This headland stretches out northwards in an unglaciated lowland area west of the mouth of Mikoyan Bay.[1]

See also

• List of research stations in the Arctic

References

External links

• Russian scientists have found a sharp decrease in the concentration of ozone over the Cape Baranov Research Base (in Russian)
• YouTube - Мыс Баранова. Обзор
• Evacuation of "North Pole - 40" station

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