2023.11.01 20:45 GMT+8

China embarks on 40th Antarctic expedition, new research station expected

Updated 2023.11.01 20:45 GMT+8
CGTN

China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition team set sail from the home port in East China's Shanghai on November 1. The team, comprising approximately 460 staff from more than 80 domestic institutions, will return in April 2024 after five months of the expedition. The primary objective of the team is to establish China's fifth Antarctic research station near the Ross Sea in the Antarctic.

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