Ivan Lyakhov
Ivan Ljachov ( Russian Иван Ляхов ; † around 1800) was a Russian trader in the 18th century who explored large parts of the New Siberian Islands .
Lyachov set out on dog sledding in the spring of 1770 to explore the islands north of the Siberian coast, discovered by Jakow Permjakow in 1710 . Lyachov's main motivation was more economic than geographic or scientific reasons, so he hoped for ivory from prehistoric mammoths that he hoped to find preserved in the ice. Later, the islands he visited during this expedition were named Lyakhov Islands in his honor. He went on to claim that the amount of mammoth bones and tusks was so enormous that one might think the islands were made of them. A similar picture is said to have emerged on the other islands of the archipelago .
1773–74 he made a new attempt, he visited the Lyachow Islands again, crossed the Sannikow Strait and discovered the Kotelny Island .
Lyachow started his last expedition in 1775, this time mainly with a scientific background, so his team also included a surveyor. On this last trip he explored and described the largest of the Lyakhov Islands, the Great Lyakhov Island (Большой Ляховский).
Individual evidence
- ^ D. Gath Whitley: The Ivory Islands in the Arctic Ocean , Journal of the Philosophical Society of Great Britain XII, 1910
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lyachow, Ivan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ляхов, Иван |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian trader and explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1800 |