Murmansk hydrographers have photographed thousands of kilometers of the Arctic Ocean floor – REGNUM

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Murmansk, September 16, 2015, 17:35 – REGNUM The research team aboard the survey vessel of the Northern Fleet, “Senezh “I proceeded to oceanographic studies near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. Told IA REGNUM was told in the press service of the Northern Fleet.

«Hydrographic Expedition conducting research and development on the island of North Novaya Zemlya archipelago, – said Head of Press Service of the Northern Fleet captain Vadim Serga. – During this expedition is expected to complete the study, started in 2014, the oceanographic ship “Admiral Vladimir.” These investigations are related to the study of the coastline of the archipelago in areas where there was a melting of multi-year ice, and hydrographers an opportunity to explore the hitherto hidden from observers coastal areas ».

According to IA REGNUM , the eve of the hydrographic vessel “Senezh” arrived in the area after the completion of studies at the Franz Josef Land, where hydrographers survey produced about 3 thousand kilometers of bottom topography of the Arctic Ocean.

«This will in the near future to re-issue nautical charts waters adjacent to the archipelago, – said Sergey. – Expedition of the Northern Fleet also performed a set of free geodetic, hydrological and magnetometric studies. On Rudolf Island Severomorsk specified coordinates of points defining the geographical position of the baselines are used to reference the width of the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of the Russian Federation in the Arctic ».

Remember, as reported by IA REGNUM , this year the hydrographers of the Northern Fleet have significantly increased the amount of practical work on the study of the seas of the Arctic Ocean. The study of the bottom topography in the Arctic, far from the main points of the Northern Fleet bases, held with the help of modern equipment, including a multibeam echosounder. The whole front of the hydrographic expedition is the most important state task – to clarify the coordinates of points defining the geographical position of the baselines for reference breadth of the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of the Russian Federation in the Arctic Ocean. The expedition carried out a similar level in the history of the Russian Navy for the first time.