Buromskiy Island
Historic sites and monuments
Buromskiy Island Cemetery
The island holds a cemetery for several citizens of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic and Switzerland who died in the performance of their duties while serving as members of Soviet and Russian Antarctic expeditions. It has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 9) following a proposal by Russia to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.
Ivan Khmara's Stone
A stone with an inscribed plaque commemorates Ivan Khmara, a driver-mechanic with the first Soviet Antarctic Expedition, who died while performing his duties on fast ice on 21 January 1956. The stone was originally erected at nearby Mabus Point, but was moved to Buromskiy Island in 1974 because of construction activity at Mirny. Ivan Khmara's Stone has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 7) following a proposal by Russia to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.
See also
References
- ^ Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP): "Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 127". Retrieved 18 June 2018
- ^ "Buromskiy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Buromskiy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.