Polar Research Institute of China
Encyclopedia
The Polar Research Institute of China is the main Chinese research institute
for the study of the Earth's polar region
s. 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 icebreaker
Xue Long
.
Research institute
A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research...
for the study of the Earth's polar region
Polar region
Earth's polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the poles also known as frigid zones. The North Pole and South Pole being the centers, these regions are dominated by the polar ice caps, resting respectively on the Arctic Ocean and the continent of Antarctica...
s. It is based in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
The Institute manages four polar research stations (three in Antarctica and one in the 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...
), as well as the icebreaker
Icebreaker
An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels .For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most...
Xue Long
MV Xue Long
MV Xuě Lóng is a Chinese icebreaker and research vessel.A Vitus Bering–class icebreaker built at the Kherson Shipyard in Ukraine and completed on 1993-03-25, Xuě Lóng is a sister ship of the Russian Vasiliy Golovnin....
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Stations
| Antarctic Great Wall Station Antarctic Great Wall Station The Great Wall Station is the first Chinese research station in Antarctica.It is located on King George Island, 2.5 km from the Chilean Frei Montalva Station, and 960 km from Cape Horn....  |
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| Antarctic Zhongshan Station Antarctic Zhongshan Station Zhongshan Station is the second Chinese research station in Antarctica and was opened on February 26th, 1989.It is managed by the Polar Research Institute of China... |
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| Arctic Yellow River Station Arctic Yellow River Station The Polar Research Institute of China established its Arctic Yellow River Station in Ny-Ålesund, on Svalbard, in 2003.Scientists at the station conducted research into the Aurora Borealis and microbes in the ice-pack, glacier monitoring, atmospheric research.-References:...  |
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| Antarctic Kunlun Station Antarctic Kunlun Station Kunlun Station is one of three Chinese research stations in Antarctica.It is located 4087 m above sea level 7.3 km southwest to Dome A and was officially opened on January 27, 2009. Fully constructed the station is planned to cover an area of 558 m². The main building, covering 236 m², is planned... |
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