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4th Soviet Antarctic Expedition

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The Fourth Soviet Antarctic Expedition was an expedition in Antarctica led by Aleksandr Gavrilovich Dralkin.

The Fourth Soviet Antarctic Expedition used two specially designed vehicles and a tractor and four sledges on the journey from Vostok to the South Pole

According to Soviet News:

The expedition ... made a scientific trek from the shores of the Indian Ocean to the Geographical South Pole and back, covering a distance of nearly 2500 miles to the Vostok Station.[1]

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References

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  1. ^1960 Eds (June 1960) "The Record" in The Geographical Journal. 126(2):248–55
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