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Article: China's Arctic expedition team reaches Bering Sea to conduct exploration
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- July 19, 2008
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China's Arctic expedition team reaches Bering Sea to conduct
exploration
ABOARD XUELONG, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China's third Arctic
expedition Saturday morning reached the Bering Sea where it will
conduct various exploration tasks.
Zhang Haisheng, chief scientist of the expedition, said the team
will conduct 35 observations during this first stage of the voyage
to explore physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions
in the Sea.
The observation posts will be placed on the middle and stern
decks of the icebreaker Xuelong, or the Snow Dragon, which is
carrying 122 Chinese scientists and logistics staff.
Through working stations on the middle deck, scientists will
carry out ...
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