China News Service, Beijing, May 7th (Reporter Ruan Yulin) The Ministry of Natural Resources of China reported on the 7th that the Chinese polar scientific expedition icebreaker "Xuelong 2" returned to its domestic base in Shanghai on the 7th after 179 days and a total travel of more than 36,000 nautical miles. The dock marks the successful completion of China's 37th Antarctic expedition.
This Antarctic expedition is also the first time that "Xuelong 2" has carried out an expedition around Antarctica by a single vessel.
On November 10, 2020, China's 37th Antarctic Scientific Expedition Team organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources of China set off from Shanghai on the "Xuelong 2" polar scientific expedition icebreaker, and began an Antarctic scientific expedition mission.
According to reports, China’s 37th Antarctic expedition lasted 179 days, with a total travel distance of more than 36,000 nautical miles. It successfully completed the supplies and personnel rotation tasks at the Great Wall Station and Zhongshan Station in Antarctica, carried out a comprehensive survey of the Southern Ocean ecosystem and marine environment, and successfully recovered the westerly wind. With environmental monitoring buoys.
This Antarctic expedition has withstood the test of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, ensuring that the expedition team has "zero infection", successfully implemented the rescue operation of the international Antarctic expedition team, successfully carried out the international cooperation in the supply of Antarctic expedition, and achieved many scientific research results.
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