Aleksandr Kuznetsov (explorer)

Aleksandr Kuznetsov was the expedition leader of the first undisputed team to set foot on the North Pole.^[1] Other claimants, notably Frederick Cook (1908) and Robert Peary (1909) have been criticized for a lack of supporting logs, having no one to confirm sextant readings or other reasons.

Kuznetsov led the Sever-2 team of Soviet scientists who flew and landed three Lisunov Li-2s at the North Pole on April 23, 1948.^[2] Soundings made by the team were the first to indicate an underwater mountain ridge beneath the ice and water at the North Pole.^[3]

References

^ Fleming, Fergus (2001). Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole. New York: Grove Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0802117250.
^ Pala, Christopher (2002). The Oddest Place on Earth: Rediscovering the North Pole. Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse. pp. 227–235, 274. ISBN 978-0595214549.
^ Mills, William James (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1, A-L. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 7. ISBN 9781576074220.

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[1] Fleming, Fergus (2001). Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole. New York: Grove Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0802117250.

[2] Pala, Christopher (2002). The Oddest Place on Earth: Rediscovering the North Pole. Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse. pp. 227–235, 274. ISBN 978-0595214549.

[3] Mills, William James (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1, A-L. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 7. ISBN 9781576074220.