Georgy Ushakov
Georgy Ushakov | |
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| Георгий Ушаков | |
Georgy Ushakov before World War II | |
| Born | 30 January 1901 Lazarevo, Russia |
| Died | 3 December 1963 (aged 62) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Known for | Arctic explorer |
| Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star |
Georgy Alexeyevich Ushakov (Russian: Гео́ргий Алексе́евич Ушако́в; 30 January [O.S. 17 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. He was honoured by being named Doctor of Geographic Sciences in 1950.