Things Named After Obruchev
- Obruchevite, a mineral.
- Akademik Obruchev Range in Tuva
- A mountain in the upper reaches of the Vitim River
- An oasis in Antarctica
- Obruchev (crater) on the Moon
- The Obruchev Prize was established by the Soviet Academy of Sciences during 1938 to honor best works in the field of Siberian geology.
- Vladimir Obruchev - oil and gas research vessel: built at Kirov yard, Khabarovsk; will operate in Caspian Sea.
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Famous quotes containing the word named:
“who should moor at his edge
And fare on afoot would find gates of no gardens,
But the hill of dark underfoot diving,
Closing overhead, the cold deep, and drowning.
He is called Leviathan, and named for rolling,”
—William Stanley Merwin (b. 1927)