Expeditions in the Russian Arctic

Exploratory and scientific expeditions to the Russian Arctic have a history that dates back to the 11th century. That history is outlined here in a sketch titled "A Brief Historical Overview of Studies in the Russian Arctic." Of all Russian scientific programs in the Arctic, the North Pole Drifting Station program ranks among the most valuable to today's polar researchers. The English translation of "North Pole Drifting Stations (1937-1991)" gives an overview of the scope of this program, while supplementing the technical documentation for North Pole drifting station data.

A Brief Historical Overview of Studies in the Russian Arctic
V. F. Radionov, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

English Version            Russian Version

North Pole Drifting Stations
I.P. Romanov, Yu.B. Konstantinov, N.A. Kornilov

North Pole Drifting Stations North Pole Drifting Stations: The extraordinary North Pole Drifting Station program provided six decades of meteorology data from manned drifting stations in the central Arctic. Here is a short history of the Program and of each station. A gallery of photographs from the several North Pole stations can be found under Historic Photos.