Avgust Tsivolko

Avgust Karlovich Tsivolko (also spelled Tsivolka; Russian: Август Карлович Циволько; 1810 – March 28 [O.S. March 16] 1839) was a Russian navigator and Arctic explorer.^[1]

Avgust Tsivolko
Born	1810
Died	March 28, 1839(1839-03-28) (aged 28–29)
Occupations	Navigator Arctic explorer

Career

In 1834–1835, Avgust Tsivolko took part in the Pakhtusov expedition towards Novaya Zemlya.^[1][2] They charted the entire east coast of Yuzhny Island and much of the east coast of Severny Island.^[3] In 1837, Tsivolko commanded a schooner named Krotov during the Baer expedition towards Novaya Zemlya.^[1] He was the one to map the Matochkin Strait in the course of this expedition.^{[citation needed]} In 1838 Tsivolko was put in charge of the mapping expedition and sent towards the northern shores of Novaya Zemlya.^[1] Avgust Tsivolko died of scurvy during this expedition.^[1][2]

Legacy

A gulf in the Kara Sea and a group of islands in the Nordenskiöld Archipelago are named after Avgust Tsivolko.^{[citation needed]}