About August Cywolka
Lived 1812 – 1839 (aged 26). August Cywolka was a Russian explorer and navigator.
Avgust Karlovich Tsivolko (also spelled Tsivolka; ; 1810 – ) was a Russian navigator and Arctic explorer.
Career In 1834–1835, Avgust Tsivolko took part in the Pakhtusov expedition towards Novaya Zemlya. They charted the entire east coast of Yuzhny Island and much of the east coast of Severny Island. In 1837, Tsivolko commanded a schooner named Krotov during the Baer expedition towards Novaya Zemlya. He was the one to map the Matochkin Strait in the course of this expedition. In 1838 Tsivolko was put in charge of the mapping expedition and sent towards the northern shores of Novaya Zemlya. Avgust Tsivolko died of scurvy during this expedition.
Legacy A gulf in the Kara Sea and a group of islands in the Nordenskiöld Archipelago are named after Avgust Tsivolko.
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Who was August Cywolka?
Polish polar explorer (1812–1839)
When was August Cywolka born?
August Cywolka was born on 14 July 1812 in Warsaw.
When did August Cywolka die?
August Cywolka died on 16 March 1839 in Novaya Zemlya.
What was August Cywolka's occupation?
August Cywolka was an explorer and navigator.
What nationality was August Cywolka?
August Cywolka was Russian.
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