Sannikov Land

Sannikow Land ( Russian Земля Санникова ) is a phantom island in the Siberian Arctic Ocean .

It was "discovered" for the first time by an expedition of Jakow Sannikows and Mathias von Hedenström . During their expedition to map the New Siberian Islands from 1808 to 1810, the two claimed to have discovered new territory north of the Kotelny Island . Although Eduard Toll's expeditions confirmed the existence of the island in 1886 and 1893, the new territory has not been rediscovered since then.

Some scholars believe that Sannikow Land once actually existed, but over time it disappeared due to erosion . This regression can be observed in some of the New Siberian Islands. There is also a temporary land bridge between Faddejewski Island and Kotelny Island , the so-called Bungeland . This land bridge consists of sand washes, rises only a few places more than eight meters above sea ​​level and is mostly flooded. The smaller islands of Semyonovsky Island and Vasilyevsky Island did not disappear until the 20th century. The island of Jaja was created recently for this purpose. Most researchers assume, however, that Sannikow Land actually never actually existed.

Since Sannikow and Hedenstrom described Sannikow-Land as ice-free, their reports also contributed significantly to strengthening the theory of the ice-free Arctic Ocean, which has now also been recognized as incorrect .

The reports from 1922 to 1924 animated the Russian geologist and author Vladimir Obruchev to write the science fiction novel "Das Sannikowland" (published in 1926). The novel was in 1972 in the Soviet Union under the direction of Albert Mkrtschjan as an adventure film for youngsters filmed . The main role of Alexander Ilyin is played by Vladislav Vazlawowitsch Dworschezki .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ film website