A story about the discovery of the largest glacier and the highest peak in heart of the Pamirs

The paper tells a story how the “blank spot” at the Pamirs center was puzzled out. In 1878, a small party of explorers headed by V.D. Oshanin had found here a big glacier about 30–40 km long and named it for Fedchenko. In 1884–85, known investigator G.E. Grumm-Grzhimailo made his important proposal...

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Main Author: V. M. Kotlyakov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Nauka 2015-03-01
Series:Лëд и снег
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Online Access:https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/48