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Semyon Ivanovich Chelyuskin (Russian:Семён Иванович Челюскин;c. 1707 – 1764) was a Russianpolarexplorer andnaval officer.
Chelyuskin graduated from theNavigation School in Moscow.[1] He first became adeputynavigator while serving in theBaltic Fleet (1728) and later promoted to navigator (1733).[2] Chelyuskin was chosen for theSecond (Great Northern) Kamchatka Expedition, in which he took part until 1743.[3] He participated in expeditions, led byVasily Pronchischev andKhariton Laptev.[4] In spring of 1741, Chelyuskin made a voyage from theKhatanga River to thePyasina River by land. He described the western coastline from theTaimyr Peninsula to theMiddendorff Bay and then from the mouth of Pyasina to the mouth of theYenisei River. In winter of 1741–1742, he traveled fromTurukhansk to the mouth of the Khatanga River, describing the northern coastline of the Taimyr Peninsula from theFaddey Bay on the East to the mouth of theTaimyra River on the West.[4] Chelyuskin found the northern extremity ofAsia, whichAleksandr Fyodorovich Middendorf would later name after him in 1843 (Cape Chelyuskin).[5]
He was discharged from the Baltic Fleet in the rank of acaptain in 1760.[6]
Cape Chelyuskin (the northernmost cape ofEurasia),[5] Chelyuskin Peninsula (northern tip ofTaymyr), Chelyuskin Island nearTaymyr, famous SovietChelyuskin steamship and some streets and settlements have been named after Chelyuskin.
In 1930s theSoviet Union operated asteamship built inDenmark in 1933,SSChelyuskin, named after Semion Chelyuskin. It sank in theChukchi Sea nearKolyuchin Island during an ill-fated attempt to cover theNorthern Sea Route.
The 1965-builticebreakerLedokol-8 was renamedSemyon Chelyuskin in 1966.
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