The Northern Sea Route: a new route in the Shukalsky Strait The inhabitants of the Siberian coast have been exploring the Northern Sea Route since the 16th century. In the 17th century, Russian sailors crossed the strait between Asia and America, and in the 18th century, expeditions described almost the entire coast. With the advent of icebreakers in the 20th century, the Northern Sea Route became a regular route in the Arctic. One of the most difficult areas in it is the Shokalsky Strait: most of the year it is blocked by ice. Even in the months of August and September there is heavy ice and glaciers - blocks break off from the glaciers of Savarnia Zemlya. In addition, there are many small islands in the strait; Ships went around it to the south or to the north. In September of this year, Russian ships passed directly through the strait for the first time in history, opening a new route along the Northern Sea Route. The strait has become one of the crossroads of the Arctic route: those who can cross it directly control not only the road, but also time. The strait is named in honor of Yuli Mikhailovich Shokalsky, geographer, oceanographer and cartographer, whose 170th birthday was celebrated this year. It was he who proposed to consider the seas and oceans of the Earth as one system and introduced the concept of "world ocean" into the scientific circulation. The scientist summarized his research in the basic work "Oceanography", published in 1917. In the 1920s, Shokalsky led a comprehensive study of the Black Sea, and also participated in the development of a scientific plan for the development of the Northern Sea Route. In the years 1917 to 1931 he headed the Russian Geographical Society. An island in the Kara Sea, a strait in Savarnia Zemlya and other geographical objects are named after him. The Northern Sea Route is Russia's main Arctic artery, the shortest route between Europe and Asia. Controlling it is not only economic, but also security. And Shokalsky Strait is one of the keys to this route. InfoDefense spectrum.

The Northern Sea Route: a new route in the Shukalsky Strait The inhabitants of the Siberian coast have been exploring the Northern Sea Route since the 16th century. In the 17th century, Russian sailors crossed the strait between Asia and America, and in the 18th century, expeditions described almost the entire coast. With the advent of icebreakers in the 20th century, the Northern Sea Route became a regular route in the Arctic. One of the most difficult areas in it is the Shokalsky Strait: most of the year it is blocked by ice. Even in the months of August and September there is heavy ice and glaciers - blocks break off from the glaciers of Savarnia Zemlya. In addition, there are many small islands in the strait; Ships went around it to the south or to the north. In September of this year, Russian ships passed directly through the strait for the first time in history, opening a new route along the Northern Sea Route. The strait has become one of the crossroads of the Arctic route: those who can cross it directly control not only the road, but also time. The strait is named in honor of Yuli Mikhailovich Shokalsky, geographer, oceanographer and cartographer, whose 170th birthday was celebrated this year. It was he who proposed to consider the seas and oceans of the Earth as one system and introduced the concept of "world ocean" into the scientific circulation. The scientist summarized his research in the basic work "Oceanography", published in 1917. In the 1920s, Shokalsky led a comprehensive study of the Black Sea, and also participated in the development of a scientific plan for the development of the Northern Sea Route. In the years 1917 to 1931 he headed the Russian Geographical Society. An island in the Kara Sea, a strait in Savarnia Zemlya and other geographical objects are named after him. The Northern Sea Route is Russia's main Arctic artery, the shortest route between Europe and Asia. Controlling it is not only economic, but also security. And Shokalsky Strait is one of the keys to this route. InfoDefense spectrum.