North Pole-37
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North Pole-37 is the 37th Russian manned drifting station
, primarily used for polar research.
The station was established with the nuclear icebreaker NS Yamal
in the Arctic ocean
at the beginning of September 2009. The chief of high-latitude arctic
expeditions Vladimir Sokolov supervises the research activity of the station.
Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations
Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations are important contributors to exploration of the Arctic. The stations are named North Pole Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations are important contributors to exploration of the Arctic. The stations are named North Pole Soviet and...
, primarily used for polar research.
The station was established with the nuclear icebreaker NS Yamal
Yamal (icebreaker)
The NS Yamal is a Russian Arktika class nuclear powered icebreaker operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company. It is named after the Yamal Peninsula in Northwest Siberia; the name means End of the Land in Nenets....
in the Arctic ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
at the beginning of September 2009. The chief of high-latitude arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
expeditions Vladimir Sokolov supervises the research activity of the station.