 He was honoured by being named Doctor of Geographic Sciences in 1950.In 1926, Ushakov founded the first Soviet settlement on Wrangel Island (today called Ushakovsky) and was its head for three years.In 1930-1932, Ushakov headed the Severnaya Zemlya expedition and established a polar station called "Остров Домашний" (Domashniy Island).