Akademik Shokalskiy
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MV Akademik Shokalskiy (Russian
: Академик Шокальский) is an ice-strengthened ship, built in Finland in 1982 and originally used for oceanographic
research. In 1998 it was fully refurbished to serve as a cruise ship
for Arctic and Antarctic cruises. It was named after the Russia
n oceanographer Yuly Shokalsky
. The ship has three passenger decks, with dining rooms, a bar, a library, and a sauna, and accommodates 54 passengers. It is currently operated by Aurora Expeditions, an Australia
n expedition cruise line. In 2011, the Akademik Shokalskiy will sail cruises along the coast of Russia and to East Antarctica
.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: Академик Шокальский) is an ice-strengthened ship, built in Finland in 1982 and originally used for oceanographic
Oceanography
Oceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
research. In 1998 it was fully refurbished to serve as a cruise ship
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
for Arctic and Antarctic cruises. It was named after the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n oceanographer Yuly Shokalsky
Yuly Shokalsky
Yuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and geographer.A grandson of Anna Kern, Pushkin's celebrated mistress, Shokalsky graduated from the Naval Academy in 1880 and made a career in the Imperial Russian Navy, helping establish the Sevastopol Marine Observatory and...
. The ship has three passenger decks, with dining rooms, a bar, a library, and a sauna, and accommodates 54 passengers. It is currently operated by Aurora Expeditions, an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n expedition cruise line. In 2011, the Akademik Shokalskiy will sail cruises along the coast of Russia and to East Antarctica
East Antarctica
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority of the Antarctic continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains...
.