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Icebreaker Rossiya in the Chukchi Sea

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The first day of aerial reconnaissance in the Arctic showed there were no suitable ice floes for a Russian drifting station to land on. 11.10.2010, Sputnik International

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Icebreaker Rossiya in the Chukchi Sea

14:50 GMT 11.10.2010

The first day of aerial reconnaissance in the Arctic showed there were no suitable ice floes for a Russian drifting station to land on.

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The first day of aerial reconnaissance in the Arctic showed there were no suitable ice floes for a Russian drifting station to land on.

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During the two rounds of helicopter flights over an area of about 200 by 100 km a total of 12 ice floes in Ice Field No. 1 were surveyed,...

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... but none could meet the basic requirements, especially for thickness.

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The Rossiya is headed for the next ice field it should reach shortly before daybreak for helicopter flights to resume.

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Reached the first ice field area.

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Reached the first ice field area.

© RIA Novosti . Alexander StelliferovskyIce flow for a Russian drifting station in the Arctic was found on Sunday. It is located in the Chukchi Sea at 76.00.5N 175.34W and is 8 km by 12 km. It meets all the basic requirements.

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Ice flow for a Russian drifting station in the Arctic was found on Sunday. It is located in the Chukchi Sea at 76.00.5N 175.34W and is 8 km by 12 km. It meets all the basic requirements.

© RIA Novosti . Alexander StelliferovskyTested the sea waters – in the swimming pool. Water is pumped in straight from the sea, but is heated a bit (to some 30 degrees Celsius) so you literally swim in the Barents Sea today and tomorrow you're in the Laptev Sea. An amazing experience!

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Tested the sea waters – in the swimming pool. Water is pumped in straight from the sea, but is heated a bit (to some 30 degrees Celsius) so you literally swim in the Barents Sea today and tomorrow you're in the Laptev Sea. An amazing experience!