Atlas Ocean Voyages, the leader in yacht expedition cruising, celebrates World Voyager officially joining the fleet, following a naming ceremony in Ushuaia, Argentina. The 198-guest expedition yacht was christened by Godmother British physiotherapist.
China's 40th Antarctic expedition sets sail and a new research station will be built. The station is located in the coastal area of the Ross Sea in East Antarctica. It is the fifth Antarctic research station in China, the third perennial research station after the Great Wall and Zhongshan Station. The 40th Chinese Antarctic Expedition departed from China on November 2023, 11 and returned in April 1, lasting more than five months. The expedition team consisted of more than 4 people from more than 5 units in China.
The new station building will have a floor space of 5,244 square meters. It will be able to support 80 expedition team members during summers and 30 members during winters. The station will monitor and study the atmospheric and marine environment of Antarctica as well as the biological and ecological conditions there, the report said.