Geller Samuil Yulievich (Yevelievich) (1906–1972) – Soviet geographer who was one of the pioneer researchers studying the Karakum Desert. He graduated from the Geographical Department of Leningrad University, Doctor of Geography (1947). In the 1920s, he took part in the expeditions led by A.Ye. Fersman and D.I. Scherbakov. Their investigations focused mainly on desert geography and saline water desalinization. In 1930, the USSR Academy of Sciences (USSR AS) sent G. to investigate the western part of the Northern Karakums, after which he worked in the Kara-Bogaz-Gol area, then studied the Southern Mangyshlak Plateau, the Karyn-Djaryk depression, and Ustyurt. As a result, G. developed his theories about the utilization of deep drainless depressions for hydropower generation and raw chemical materials production. In 1934, together with V.N. Kunin, he published a review of the projects on watering of the Turkmen Karakums. Here, he drew attention to the utilization of Kelif Uzboy for transit of the Amudarya waters to the west.
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Zonn, I.S., Glantz, M.H., Kostianoy, A.G., Kosarev, A.N. (2009). G. In: The Aral Sea Encyclopedia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85088-5_7
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