They too failed to penetrate it, and England lost interest in searching for the Northeast Passage. In 1736–1737 Russian Admiral Stepan Malygin undertook a voyage from Dolgy Island in the Barents Sea.
With this knowledge he was able to draw the first somewhat accurate map of the Arctic shores between the Pechora River and the Ob River. In 1878, Finnish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld on ship Vega sailed across the Kara Sea from Gothenburg, along the coast of Siberia, and despite the ice packs, got to 180° longitude by early September.
The year 1912 was a tragic one for Russian explorers in the Kara Sea.
In February 1914 Sedov headed to the North Pole with two sailors and three sledges, but he fell ill and died on Rudolf Island.
The prolonged absence of those three expeditions stirred public attention, and a few small rescue expeditions were launched, including Jan Nagórski's five air flights over the sea and ice from the NW coast of Novaya Zemlya. After the Russian Revolution in 1917, the scale and scope of exploration of the Kara Sea increased greatly as part of the work of developing the Northern Sea Route.
Polar stations, of which five already existed in 1917, increased in number, providing meteorologic, ice reconnaissance, and radio facilities.
By 1932 there were 24 stations, by 1948 about 80, and by the 1970s more than 100.
1484 of the year 1935). ===Islands=== There are many islands and island groups in the Kara Sea.
By 1932 there were 24 stations, by 1948 about 80, and by the 1970s more than 100.
According to an official "White Paper" report compiled and released by the Russian government in March 1993, the Soviet Union dumped six nuclear submarine reactors and ten nuclear reactors into the Kara Sea between 1965–1988.
By 1932 there were 24 stations, by 1948 about 80, and by the 1970s more than 100.
According to an official "White Paper" report compiled and released by the Russian government in March 1993, the Soviet Union dumped six nuclear submarine reactors and ten nuclear reactors into the Kara Sea between 1965–1988.
At a seminar in February 2012 it was revealed that the reactors on board the submarine could re-achieve criticality and explode (a buildup of heat leading to a steam explosion vs.
In 2014, US government sanctions resulted in Exxon having until September 26 to discontinue its operations in the Kara Sea. ==Geography== ===Extent=== The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Kara Sea as follows: :On the West.
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