The Cosmonauts Sea ( Russian : Море Космонавтов , More Kosmonavtov ; sometimes misspelled Cosmonaut Sea ) was a proposed sea name as part of the Southern Ocean , off the Prince Olav Coast and Enderby Land , Antarctica , between about 30°E and 50°E . It would have an area of 699,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi). It would be bordered by two other proposals from a 2002 International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) draft, a Cooperation Sea to the east and a Riiser-Larsen Sea to the west.
5-567: The Cosmonauts Sea, which was named in 1962 by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in honor of the world's first cosmonauts and the beginning of the crewed space exploration era, The name first appeared as a Russian proposal to the IHO in the IHO 2002 draft. This draft was never approved by the IHO (or any other organization), and the 1953 IHO document remains currently in force. Leading geographic authorities and atlases do not use
10-683: The Slava whaling flotilla began whaling in Antarctic waters . The first Soviet Antarctic station , Mirny , was established near the coast on February 13, 1956. In December 1957 another station, Vostok , was built inland near the South geomagnetic pole . List of stations in use during the International Geophysical Year . The Soviet Union engaged in expeditions to Antarctica from 1955 to its dissolution . After this,
15-811: The name, including the 2014 10th edition of the World Atlas from the United States' National Geographic Society and the 2014 12th edition of the British Times Atlas of the World , though state-issued maps created by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation do. The water here is close to freezing throughout the year and is mostly covered by ice. Between 1973 and 1986, several polynyas have occurred in these waters, with
20-632: The totally enclosed Cosmonaut polynya attaining its maximum size on July 25, 1980, with an open water area of as much as 137,700 km2. This polynya lasted for several weeks before disappearing on August 16, 1980. 65°00′S 45°00′E / 65.000°S 45.000°E / -65.000; 45.000 This article about a specific oceanic location or ocean current is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Soviet Antarctic Expedition The Soviet Antarctic Expedition ( SAE or SovAE ) ( Russian : Советская антарктическая экспедиция, САЭ , Sovetskaya antarkticheskaya ekspeditsiya )
25-762: Was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR . It was succeeded by the Russian Antarctic Expedition . The Soviet Union 's Ministry of Sea Transport was responsible for the administration, logistics and supply of the expeditions. The first Soviet contact with Antarctica was in January 1947 when
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