Kosa (island), two pilots.
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Chukotka /
Mys Shmidta /
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/ Chukotka
/ Mys Shmidta
, 188 km from center (Мыс Шмидта)
World / Russia / Chukot
island, interesting place, weather / meteorological station
Along the Arctic coast of Chukotka is characterized by numerous sand spit separating the sea from the shallow lagoon. The maximum length of the braid is two pilots. "The strip of sand and gravel, which in summer tip out walruses, a length of more than 450 km, and the entire width of 20-140 meters!
Name Spit received in 1933 on behalf of two American pilots of the missing aircraft «Hamilton», who flew from Alaska to save nipped in ice boat «Nanuk» Olaf Svensona. The plane crashed on the spit, which has since been known as - «Kosa two pilots». Pilots were well-known polar aviator Ben Eyelson and Borg Osland.
By order of the district Pevekskogo radiometeorologicheskogo center in 1957 at the mouth of the river Amguemy was remote hydro-meteorological station Kosa two pilots. Observations on the station, only function in the navigation period, conducted radio and hydrometeorology Shmidtovskogo radiomettsentra.
Name Spit received in 1933 on behalf of two American pilots of the missing aircraft «Hamilton», who flew from Alaska to save nipped in ice boat «Nanuk» Olaf Svensona. The plane crashed on the spit, which has since been known as - «Kosa two pilots». Pilots were well-known polar aviator Ben Eyelson and Borg Osland.
By order of the district Pevekskogo radiometeorologicheskogo center in 1957 at the mouth of the river Amguemy was remote hydro-meteorological station Kosa two pilots. Observations on the station, only function in the navigation period, conducted radio and hydrometeorology Shmidtovskogo radiomettsentra.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosa_Dvukh_Pilotov
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