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Maria Pronchishcheva (Russian: Мария Прончищева; before 1713 – 23 September [O.S. 12 September] 1736), also known as Tatiana Fyodorovna Pronchishcheva (Russian: Татьяна Фёдоровна Прончищева), was a Russian explorer.
Pronchishchev's wife Maria Pronchishcheva (died 12(23) September 1736), who took part in his expedition, is considered the first female polar explorer. After their deaths, both of them were interred at the mouth of the Olenek River.
Tatiana Kondyreva was born in Beryozovo near Aleksin in the family of Fyodor Stepanovich Kondyrev. In 1721, her family moved to Kronstadt, where Tatiana met ...
Dec 3, 2023 · Who is Maria Pronchishcheva? Maria Pronchishcheva was a Russian explorer. In 1735 with her husband, Vasili Pronchishchev, went down the Lena River on Vasili's sloop Yakutsk, doubled its delta, and stopped for wintering at the mouth of the Olenek River.
Oct 25, 2016 · Maria Pronchishcheva Bay – a bay in the Laptev Sea, located on the east coast of Taymyr about 75 km north of the entry to the Gulf of Khatanga. The bay length is more than 60 km and width varies from 3 to 10 km.
The Maria Pronchishcheva bay is located in the Laptev Sea, about 75 kilometers north of the entrance to the Khatanga bay. The expedition started in Khatanga. The route passed along the coastal zone of the Khatanga bay, through the Taimyr villages of Novorybnaya and Syndassko.
Oct 25, 2016 · Pronchishcheva (nee Kondyreva), Tatiana Fedorovna (about 1710–1736) – the world’s first Russian polar female traveler, the wife of V. V. Pronchishchev, and the only female member of the Great Northern Expedition on the dubel-boat “Yakutsk,” commanded by Lieutenant V. V. Pronchishchev.
