Pioneer Island (Russia)
Island in the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic
![]() July 2020 satellite photograph of Pioneer Island | |
![]() Pioneer Island, Russia | |
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Archipelago | Severnaya Zemlya |
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Russia | |
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Population | 0 |
Pioneer Island is part of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic. It measures 1,527 km2 (590 sq mi) in area. The island was discovered by Georgy Ushakov and Nikolay Urvantsev during their 1930-32 expedition.[1]
This island contains the Pioneer Glacier.[2]
Geological and biological data:[3] & [4]
Paleontology
Fossilized scales of thelodont Paralogania klubovi and a single scale of indeterminate Loganelliidae were found in the Llandovery deposits of the Silurian period, on Pioneer Island.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Barr, William (1975). "Severnaya Zemlya: the last major discovery". Geographical Journal. 141 (1): 59–71. doi:10.2307/1796946. JSTOR 1796946.
- ^ "Russian Arctic - Severnaya Zemlya". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
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- ^ Kollmann, J.; Vieli, M.; Edwards, P. J.; Tockner, K.; Ward, J. V. (1999). "Interactions between Vegetation Development and Island Formation in the Alpine River Tagliamento". Applied Vegetation Science. 2 (1): 25–36. doi:10.2307/1478878. JSTOR 1478878.
- ^ Märss T., Karatajūtē-Talimaa V. (2002). "Ordovician and Lower Silurian thelodonts from Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago (Russia)" (PDF). Geodiversitas. 24 (2): 381–404. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-06-18.
External links
Media related to Pioneer Island at Wikimedia Commons
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