Polar Research Institute of China
The Polar Research Institute of China (simplified Chinese: 中国极地研究中心; traditional Chinese: 中國極地研究中心; pinyin: Zhōngguó Jídì Yánjiū Zhōngxīn) (PRIC) is the main Chinese research institute for the study of the Earth's polar regions. It is based in Shanghai, China.
The Institute manages four polar research stations (three in Antarctica and one in the Arctic), as well as the icebreaking research vessel Xuě Lóng.[1]
Stations
Station | Location | Date of Establishment | Accommodation |
---|---|---|---|
Antarctic Great Wall Station | King George Island, west Antarctica | 10 February 1985[2] | 80 summer, 40 winter |
Antarctic Zhongshan Station | Larsemann Hills, east Antarctica | 26 January 1989[3] | 60 summer, 25 winter |
Arctic Yellow River Station | Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | 28 July 2004[4] | staffed: December 11, 2003 through February 25, 2004 |
Antarctic Kunlun Station | Dome Argus, east Antarctica | 27 January 2009 | 24 summer |
Antarctic Taishan Station | Princess Elizabeth Land, east Antarctica | 8 February 2014 | 20 summer |
See also
References
- ↑ "M/V Xuelong". Polar Research Institute of China. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ↑ "Antarctic Great Wall Station". Polar Research Institute of China. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ↑ "Antarctic Zhongshan Station". Polar Research Institute of China. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ↑ "Arctic Yellow River Station". Polar Research Institute of China. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
External links
- "Chinese scientists head for highest icecap in Antarctica". Xinhua. December 22, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
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