Why is there a bay of Maria Pronchishcheva in Taimyr, although the explorer's name was Tatyana? Detailed answer

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Why is there a bay of Maria Pronchishcheva in Taimyr, although the explorer's name was Tatyana?

Tatyana Pronchishcheva was the first Russian explorer of the Arctic as part of the Lena-Yenisei detachment of the Great Northern Expedition of the 1730s. During the voyages, shortly after the death of her husband Vasily Pronchishchev, the head of the detachment, Tatiana also died. In 1913, one of the capes on the eastern coast of Taimyr was named after her, but the inscription "m. Pronchishcheva" was mistakenly attributed to the bay when preparing for the publication of maps, considering that "M" is the first letter of the name Maria. Subsequently, the true biography of Tatyana was restored, but to this day the bay of Maria Pronchishcheva is listed on the maps.

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