a Special place in the research took the Antarctica, which 200 years ago was opened by Russian explorers Mikhail Lazarev and Faddey Bellingshausen.
During the voyage of the “Admiral Vladimir” journalists with the filing of the scientists reported several times that the real location of Antarctica and adjacent Islands differs from that indicated on the charts. Sounds agree, shockingly.
Call the scientific leader of the expedition, Deputy head of Department of navigation and Oceanography of the defense Ministry of Russia, captain 1st rank Oleg D. Osipov: is it true?
Oleg Osipov: Yes, the coast of Antarctica does not correspond to Maritime navigational maps. For a variety of reasons: there are discrepancies of navigational AIDS, which were the researchers of the past centuries. In addition, the sliding glaciers change the shape of the coast. To clarify: we explored a small part of coast and Islands. For example, worked on the island of Rothschild, which is connected by a glacier with the continent. Rothschild is really biased. As the island of Peter I, which is actually much further South than on the maps.
How is this possible? How can “sail” to the South of the whole island?
Oleg Osipov: the Island of Peter I was opened Lazarev and Bellingshausen, in 1821, but they landed on him failed. The cause of the error, as I said, in the imperfect navigation devices. Then much determined by eye.
And from space the Islands don’t you see? Why would you risk your life swimming among the icebergs?..
Oleg Osipov: There is always clouds, the weather. And the pictures from space need to be tied to the ground, we need at least one point with known coordinates. The island has no navigation systems. And he is far from Australia and from South America, and Antarctica to 400 km.
You have discovered underwater rivers, previously unknown trench?
Oleg Osipov: Yes, at the bottom of the Bellingshausen sea, mountains, hollows and depressions. It is especially interesting that there is a smooth bottom. And suddenly, as if the riverbed.
could It be river? In an era when there was not the ocean and the land? I understand, your task is to explore and interpret the finding will be others. But, in your opinion?..
Oleg Osipov: We are the hydrographs, we describe the bottom topography. Made it a three-dimensional model. And then a question to the geologists. My opinion? This could be the result of tectonic shifts.
South magnetic pole, which you have studied where something shifted. And faster and faster…
Oleg Osipov: every year the South magnetic pole is shifting 40 km in a North-westerly direction. Had also shifted, but by 10 km per year. One of the objectives of our expedition was instrumental determination of its actual coordinates. Study about��odili to the d’urville sea.
There is a French scientific station. Why the other end of the Earth to drive a ship? The French can’t find the pole?
Oleg Osipov: Station is: Dumont d Dorvil. Yes, the French. But only one direction from one station – not defined. Here you stand on the shore, I see that in the sea, something fell. Will be able to determine the location? No. For this you need at least to cross two lines. And the second station there is, on Macquarie island, New Zealand. There are of course others, but even further. Therefore, we need field studies of the sea. By the way, the last instrumental determination of the South magnetic pole was held by the Australians in 2000. And also – from the vessel.
I read that North and South magnetic poles sometimes change places. Yes, it happens, and often: times in 11 years. But the Sun no-one lives, so it’s not scary. And we, on Earth, this happens rarely, once in thousands of years, but when this happens – all life is obliterated. Your research will help you understand: when?
Oleg Osipov: Answer this: this is a question for more specialists. But if you care not scientific, but purely a practical component, will be responsible for them in the foreseeable future inversion, that is, the change of the magnetic poles, does not threaten us. The world doesn’t end.
Well, at least one good news. And details I need to know – like many readers without a scientific degree. Still do not understand the nuances of “conduct field variations”. But you still explain that each person heard something about the magnetic storms that affect communications, can cause headaches, in some cases, provoke power outages. And this is far from the poles! What is happening in the epicenter? You have there the head is not split?
Oleg Osipov: (laughs) Anything with us no matter what. But our ship’s magnetic compass in the d’urville sea mad: did not respond to the analysis and regularities. We go tacks: the ship turns 180 degrees, and… the compass needle turns 180. Or unreasonable begins to spin in all directions.
When I left the magnetic poles – the device returned to normal? Or “insane”?
Oleg Osipov: We left and he came back to normal.
Intelligence reported that you have there microwave exploded.
Oleg Osipov: Was the case. But the Earth’s magnetic field has nothing to do with it. Storm very much.
the Kronstadt you met a pig roast. But only the divers meet?
Oleg Osipov: In the Navy so meet any ship.
Plans?
Oleg Osipov: Vacation, repair… and – from the ship to the ball: “Admiral Vladimir” participates in the naval parade on Navy Day.
• round-the-World expedition of the Russian Navy and the RGS is dedicated to the 200-fly�� the discovery of Antarctica and the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Krusenstern.
• the Ship is partially repeated the path sloops explorers of Antarctica Thaddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev.
• “Admiral Vladimirsky” left Kronstadt on 3 December 2019, and returned home on 8 June 2020. He crossed the Atlantic ocean calling at the ports of Lisbon (Portugal), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Montevideo (Uruguay), explored the seas and Islands of Antarctica with stops in the Pacific and Indian oceans, the Arabian sea, port Victoria (Seychelles).
• Passed 40 thousand nautical miles – almost two lengths of the equator.
• based On the conducted research, the 14 Russia update navigation charts of the Antarctic seas.
• the Most severe hydrometeorological conditions were North of the Ross sea. The wind speed reached 31.5 m/s, wave height of 7.5 m, roll – to 30 .
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