Huseyngulu Baghirov, Ecology and Natural Resources Minister, and Tarlan Ramazanov set off from home on 24 December 2008, reaching Mount Vinson on 11 January 2009 and the South Pole on 26 January 2009. They planted the flag of Azerbaijan and left behind a bronze plate in each spot. They became the first Muslims and Turks to reach the South Pole on foot.[2][3]
azerbaijan, scientific, expedition, expedition, antarctica, organized, azerbaijani, government, reach, vinson, massif, south, pole, skiing, walking, huseyngulu, baghirov, ecology, natural, resources, minister, tarlan, ramazanov, from, home, december, 2008, rea. Azerbaijan Scientific Expedition was a two man expedition to Antarctica organized by the Azerbaijani government to reach the top of Vinson Massif and the South Pole by skiing and walking 1 Huseyngulu Baghirov Ecology and Natural Resources Minister and Tarlan Ramazanov set off from home on 24 December 2008 reaching Mount Vinson on 11 January 2009 and the South Pole on 26 January 2009 They planted the flag of Azerbaijan and left behind a bronze plate in each spot They became the first Muslims and Turks to reach the South Pole on foot 2 3 The team collected samples for geological research by the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and made numerous observations of meteorological patterns 1 References edit a b Azerbaijan From the South Caucasus to the South Pole Top Baku Official Conquers Antarctica The expedition team from Azerbaijan has planted the state flag on the South Pole Azerbaijani team erects state flag in Antarctica Trend Az 2009 01 27 Retrieved 2023 10 27 Portal nbsp Geography nbsp This Azerbaijan related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Azerbaijan Scientific Expedition amp oldid 1182146536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
