Russian drifting polar station opens in Chukchi Sea
Russian drifting polar station opens in Chukchi Sea
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In the bitterly cold darkness more than a thousand kilometers above the Arctic Circle, a team of Russian scientists inaugurated on October 15 a floating... 15.10.2010, Sputnik International
In the bitterly cold darkness more than a thousand kilometers above the Arctic Circle, a team of Russian scientists inaugurated on October 15 a floating research station that will be home to 15 researchers for up to a year.
In the bitterly cold darkness more than a thousand kilometers above the Arctic Circle, a team of Russian scientists inaugurated on October 15 a floating research station that will be home to 15 researchers for up to a year.
In the bitterly cold darkness more than a thousand kilometers above the Arctic Circle, a team of Russian scientists inaugurated on Friday, October 15 a floating research station that will be home to 15 researchers for up to a year.
Strong winds blew snow across the ice as the Russian flag was raised above the Severny Polyus-38 base and the national anthem rung out across the ice floe in the Chukchi Sea.
The 15-member expedition will not only continue polar studies but also gather more scientific evidence to reinforce Russia’s claims to the Arctic, which it regards as a "strategic economic asset." It is hoped that the ice will allow the research station to operate for a year.
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