Cape October
| Cape October | |
|---|---|
| Мыс Октябрьский | |
  Location of Cape October in Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
| Location | October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya,  Russia |
| Coordinates | 80°6′N 95°0′E / 80.100°N 95.000°ECoordinates: 80°6′N 95°0′E / 80.100°N 95.000°E |
| Offshore water bodies | Red Army Strait |
| Area | Russian Far North |
Cape October (Russian: Мыс Октябрьский; Mys Oktyabr’skiy)[1] is a headland in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia.
History[]
This cape was named during the 1930–1932 expedition to the archipelago led by Georgy Ushakov and Nikolay Urvantsev after the month of the 1917 Russian Revolution.[2]
Thelodonti fossils from the Upper Silurian have been found in the area of the headland,[3] as well as extinct marine mollusks of the Hiatellidae family.[4]
Geography[]
Cape October is located in a low-lying unglaciated area of the northern part of October Revolution Island north of the . It faces the Red Army Strait opposite the Academy of Sciences Glacier on Komsomolets Island shore.[5] lies about 18 km (11 mi) east and about 13 km (8.1 mi) to the southwest of the cape, near the confluence with the Yuny Strait.[6]
 1975 map showing Severnaya Zemlya and the Taymyr Peninsula |
 Satellite image of October Revolution Island |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ МЫС ОКТЯБРЬСКИЙ • ДИКСОНСКИЙ РАЙОН • ТАЙМЫРСКИЙ АВТОНОМНЫЙ ОКРУГ
- ^ Архипелаг Северная Земля — один из наиболее крупных районов оледенения на территории России
- ^ Karatajūtē-Talimaa, Valentina; Märss, Tiiu (2002). "Upper Silurian thelodonts from Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago (Russia)". Geodiversitas. 24 (2): 405–443. INIST:13724455.
- ^ ЗНАЧЕНИЕ МОЛЛЮСКОВ РОДА CYRTODARIA ДЛЯ СТРАТИГРАФИИ КАЙНОЗОЙСКИХ ОТЛОЖЕНИЙ АРКТИКИ
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ "Mys Oktyabr'skiy". Mapcarta. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
External links[]
- Russian scientists have found a sharp decrease in the concentration of ozone over the Cape October Research Base (in Russian)
- Thélodontes du Silurien supérieur de l’Archipel de Severnaya Zemlya (Russie)
- МОРСКИЕ МОЛЛЮСКИ АТЛАНТИЧЕСКОГО ПРОИСХОЖДЕНИЯ ИЗ ОТЛОЖЕНИЙ ПЛИОЦЕНА – ЭОПЛЕЙСТОЦЕНА ЗАПАДА РОССИЙСКОЙ АРКТИКИ И ИХ БИОСТРАТИГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ ЗНАЧЕНИЕ - Моллюски рода Isocrassina
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