Snow Dragon left Zhongshan Station, Antarctic research vessel to the Great Wall Station

Antarctic Zhongshan Station time at 17:00 on the 16th (Beijing time at 8:00 p.m. on the 16th), China’s 28th Antarctic expedition ship “Snow Dragon” from the Antarctic Prydz Bay near Zhongshan Station ice discharge starting location, go to China Antarctic Great Wall Station. Reporters Ruan Yulin photo

agency Antarctic Zhongshan Station, December 17 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) Antarctic Zhongshan Station 17 am local time 0:30 pm (3:30 am Beijing time), 28th Chinese Antarctic expedition ship “Snow Dragon” in the Antarctic Zhongshan Station on the sea ice in Prydz Bay U-turn success. Currently, the Snow Dragon ice-breaking ships are sailing, bound for China Antarctic Great Wall research station, to begin the next phase of mission.

Antarctic Zhongshan Station time at 17:00 on the 16th (Beijing time at 8:00 p.m. on the 16th), China’s 28th Antarctic expedition vessel “Snow Dragon” from the Antarctic Prydz Bay near Zhongshan Station ice discharge starting location, go to China Antarctic Great Wall Station. 16 evening 23:00 (Beijing time at 2:00 on the 17th), “Snow Dragon” break the ice is still difficult, due to thick ice, Snow Dragon boat needed to back out of a forward collision course. 17 am, 0.30 am, Snow Dragon boat U-turn success. As at 11:00 on the 17th and more Snow Dragon ice-breaking ship is still sailing, has left the unloading location 7 miles.

Chinese 28th Antarctic expedition team Snow Dragon on November 3 from Tianjin, after 26 days, 7800 mile voyage, on November 29, reached the South Pole Zhongshan Station where the Prydz Bay sea ??ice near the discharge location. Snow Dragon at Zhongshan Station during their stay, the Chinese 28th Antarctic expedition team here for a difficult sea ice and air discharge operations. December 16, China’s 28th Antarctic expedition team left for inland Kunlun Station.

“Snow Dragon” by the captain on board high-frequency power Shen told reporters, “From the Great Wall Station, Zhongshan Station to navigation, the Snow Dragon boat will sail along the ice edge zone, try to avoid ice zone . “

Antarctica through the Antarctic is one of the East Antarctic mountain range is divided into two parts and the West Antarctic. Antarctic Peninsula is located in the West Antarctic, the Antarctic continent’s largest, stretching north as far as the big ocean peninsula. Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station in the Antarctic continent Rathmann hills, the Great Wall Station is located close to the Peninsula, King George Island.

Snow Dragon Air to go real-time dynamic display, the current Snow Dragon boat route from the Great Wall Station from 5002 km. Snow Dragon is expected to be December 31 arrived in China Antarctic Great Wall Station and the Great Wall Station complete unloading, ocean operations. Subsequently, the supply Ushuaia, Argentina, after mid-February 2012 return to the Antarctic Zhongshan Station on the second session. (End)

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