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Litke, Fyodor Petrovich, Count
Litke, Fyodor Petrovich, Count Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke.

Fyodor Petrovich, Count Litke

Russian polar explorer
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Sept. 17 [Sept. 28, New Style], 1797, St. Petersburg, Russia
Died:
Oct. 8 [Oct. 20], 1882, St. Petersburg (aged 85)
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Fyodor Petrovich, Count (Graf) Litke (born Sept. 17 [Sept. 28, New Style], 1797, St. Petersburg, Russia—died Oct. 8 [Oct. 20], 1882, St. Petersburg) was a Russian explorer and geographer who explored the Arctic and who exerted a considerable influence on Russian science in general and geography in particular. In 1812 Litke joined the imperial navy, participating in a voyage around the world (1817–19). During the four summers of 1821–24, he mapped the west coast of Novaya Zemlya, an archipelago in the Russian Arctic, conducted the first scientific exploration there, and also studied the adjacent southwestern part of the Barents Sea. ...(100 of 147 words)

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