Konyukhov-Simonov Expedition Leaves North Pole for Greenland
Konyukhov-Simonov Expedition Leaves North Pole for Greenland
Sputnik International
An Antonov An-74 Coaler airplane with members of a polar expedition on board, including Russian explorers Fyodor Konyukhov and Viktor Simonov, as well as their... 18.04.2013, Sputnik International
An Antonov An-74 Coaler airplane with members of a polar expedition on board, including Russian explorers Fyodor Konyukhov and Viktor Simonov, as well as their sled dogs, took off from Petrozavodsk, Karelia, and headed for Russia’s Barneo drifting ice station, located some 40-50 kilometers away from the North Pole.
An Antonov An-74 Coaler airplane with members of a polar expedition on board, including Russian explorers Fyodor Konyukhov and Viktor Simonov, as well as their sled dogs, took off from Petrozavodsk, Karelia, and headed for Russia’s Barneo drifting ice station, located some 40-50 kilometers away from the North Pole.
An Antonov An-74 Coaler airplane with members of a polar expedition on board, including Russian explorers Fyodor Konyukhov and Viktor Simonov, as well as their sled dogs, took off from Petrozavodsk, Karelia, and headed for Russia’s Barneo drifting ice station, located some 40-50 kilometers away from the North Pole.
Russian explorer, priest, writer and artist Fyodor Konyukhov, his companion, Viktor Simonov, and their sled dogs are currently moving from the North Pole toward the southern coast of Greenland. The expedition will travel 4,000 kilometers.
The explorers say the most difficult leg of the route is between the North Pole and northern Greenland. As the arctic icecaps keep melting, the ice gets thinner and the dogs and sled are in danger of falling through.
The 12 sled dogs from Chukotka, who were airlifted from Karelia to the Barneo station and subsequently endured a helicopter flight to the North Pole, are also full-fledged members of the expedition.
Both explorers set off from the North Pole. Simonov skied in the company of a dog named Akela. For his part, Konyukhov rode the sled, which is pulled by all the other dogs.
The two men are to reach the coast of Greenland by early May. There, they will wait for another team of sled dogs to arrive. They are to reach the southern tip of the island in late August.
The Barneo drifting ice station, which operates from late March until early April of each year, is the nearest to the North Pole. The station attracts tourists, who can ski from Barneo to the Top of the World, and scientists, who conduct hydro-biological and hydro-chemical experiments at this station.
This year, Russian, US and French scientists are working at the Barneo station. Scientists from the University of Washington are conducting a hydro-chemical survey.
Every 25 days, a helicopter will take off from Barneo and deliver food to the Konyukov-Simonov expedition. If necessary, new equipment and clothing will also be provided.
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