2021-05-14 13:19 By: China Daily
China s icebreaker Xuelong 2 returns to its port in Shanghai on Friday, marking the end of the country s latest scientific expedition to Antarctica. [Photo provided to China Daily]
First time domestically built icebreaker carried out polar mission independently
China s latest scientific expedition to Antarctica concluded on Friday as mission members returned to their home base in Shanghai.
Xuelong 2, China s second－and its first domestically built－research icebreaker, arrived in its port in the eastern economic powerhouse on Friday morning, marking the success of the country s 37th Antarctic expedition that lasted 179 days, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources, which administers the nation s oceanic and polar research activities.
From:ChinaDaily | 2021-05-08 08:08
First time domestically built icebreaker carried out polar mission independently
China s latest scientific expedition to Antarctica concluded on Friday as mission members returned to their home base in Shanghai.
Xuelong 2, China s second－and its first domestically built－research icebreaker, arrived in its port in the eastern economic powerhouse on Friday morning, marking the success of the country s 37th Antarctic expedition that lasted 179 days, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources, which administers the nation s oceanic and polar research activities.
Carrying more than 100 researchers and support staff members, Xuelong 2 departed Shanghai on Nov 10 and traveled more than 66,000 kilometers during the six-month operation.
Xuelong 2 returns from Antarctica
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China s icebreaker Xuelong 2 returns to its port in Shanghai on Friday, marking the end of the country s latest scientific expedition to Antarctica. (Photo provided to China Daily)
First time domestically built icebreaker carried out polar mission independently
China s latest scientific expedition to Antarctica concluded on Friday as mission members returned to their home base in Shanghai.
Xuelong 2, China s second－and its first domestically built－research icebreaker, arrived in its port in the eastern economic powerhouse on Friday morning, marking the success of the country s 37th Antarctic expedition that lasted 179 days, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources, which administers the nation s oceanic and polar research activities.
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Scott Base, Antarctica, with a steaming Mt Erebus in the background. Antarctica NZ has asked for $250 million to rebuild the base almost entirely.
Parts of Scott Base are creaking at the seams and the whole thing needs to be rebuilt. But there are too many bases on Antarctica, especially those belonging to Northern Hemisphere nations, writes Colin Monteath.
OPINION: Rebuilding New Zealand’s Scott Base on Ross island to meet the demands of a modern science programme is a complex, long-term and expensive project as highlighted in Lee Kenny s excellent article “Leaky buildings, old electrics: Scott Base in a sorry state” (Feb 27).