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Ice and snow tattoo for the day when the atomic icebreaker Arctic reached the North Pole – 17 August

From the material you will learn about the festive date when the atomic icebreaker “Arktika” reached the North Pole – August 17, get acquainted with interesting facts about the event, you can see photos of thematic drawings of tattoos with snow and ice.

Ice and snow tattoo for the day when the atomic icebreaker Arctic reached the North Pole – August 17: information and photos of tattoos

On August 17, 1977, two crew members of the Soviet atomic icebreaker “Arktika” stepped onto the ice of the North Pole and installed a special rod (flagpole) to plant the flag of the Soviet Union. This event, like the date, was not only significant for the USSR, but also of unconditional importance for polar explorers around the world, who today, in all corners of the planet, celebrate this date in history..

Interesting facts from history

The team of “Arctic” (technical name – “Project 10520”) consisted of 207 people, all of whom underwent special training and were employees of specialized scientific institutes who ventured into a risky event to conquer the North Pole on a nuclear icebreaker.

Upon reaching the goal, the Arctic team spent 15 hours on the cherished land of the North Pole, which were spent collecting information and collecting material.

The results of the campaign were:

Exploration of the shortest navigation route
Obtaining information that formed the basis for increasing the strength of a sea vessel
Research of propellers in extreme conditions of pack ice
Testing of devices for determining the thickness of ice
Testing of the satellite navigation system, which at that time required improvements

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We, as a site about a tattoo – we join the celebration of the memorable date and invite you to continue, to see thematic photos of tattoo drawings, in which there is snow and ice, as constant satellites of the North Pole.

Photo of tattoos with snow and ice from 08/17/2020 (228 photos)