Antarctic Zhongshan Station
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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
(PRIC). It is located at 69°22′44"S 76°22′40"E, on Larsemann Hills
in Prydz Bay
in East Antarctica
, a few kilometers from the Russian Progress II Station
and the Romanian Law-Racoviţă Station
.
The station is supplied by annual visits of the Chinese Antarctic Support vessel Xue Long.
The station can accommodate 60 summering personnel and 25 wintering personnel. It is a base for research on marine, glaciological, geological, and atmospheric sciences and for expeditions inland, such as to the Kunlun Station at Dome A
.
According to The Age
in January 2010 the station was visited by a delegation that included Xu Shaoshi
, China's Minister for Land and Resources and the director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration
, Qu Tanzhou
.
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
research station in Antarctica and was opened on February 26th, 1989.
It is managed by the Polar Research Institute of China
Polar Research Institute of China
The Polar Research Institute of China is the main Chinese research institute for the study of the Earth's polar regions. It is based in Shanghai, China....
(PRIC). It is located at 69°22′44"S 76°22′40"E, on Larsemann Hills
Larsemann Hills
Larsemann Hills are a series of low rounded snow-free coastal hills along the SE shore of Prydz Bay. The hills extend W for 9 mi from Dalk Glacier. Discovered in February 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen from the whaling ship Thorshavn, sent out by Norwegian whaling magnate Lars Christensen, and...
in Prydz Bay
Prydz Bay
Prydz Bay is a deep embayment of Antarctica between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. Portions of the bay were sighted in January and February 1931 by Norwegian whalers and the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition...
in East Antarctica
East Antarctica
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority of the Antarctic continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains...
, a few kilometers from the Russian Progress II Station
Progress Station
Progress is a Russian research station in Antarctica. It is located at the Larsemann Hills antarctic oasis on the shore of Prydz Bay....
and the Romanian Law-Racoviţă Station
Law-Racovita Station
Law-Racoviță Station is the first permanent Romanian station for research and exploration in Antarctica, named after the Romanian explorer Emil Racoviță and inaugurated on January 13, 2006 at the location of a station constructed in 1986 by Australia and donated to Romania...
.
The station is supplied by annual visits of the Chinese Antarctic Support vessel Xue Long.
The station can accommodate 60 summering personnel and 25 wintering personnel. It is a base for research on marine, glaciological, geological, and atmospheric sciences and for expeditions inland, such as to the Kunlun Station at Dome A
Dome A
Dome A or Dome Argus is an Antarctican plateau located 1200 kilometres inland. It is thought to be one of the coldest naturally occurring places on Earth, with temperatures believed to get close to . It is the highest ice feature in Antarctica, comprising a dome or eminence of 4,093 meters...
.
According to The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
in January 2010 the station was visited by a delegation that included Xu Shaoshi
Xu Shaoshi
Xu Shaoshi is the current Minister of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China.Xu was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in December 1974....
, China's Minister for Land and Resources and the director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration
Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration
The Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration is a Beijing-based agency of the People's Republic of China's State Oceanic Administration...
, Qu Tanzhou
Qu Tanzhou
Qu Tanzhou is the director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration.In 2007 Qu Tanzhou was the director of China's Polar Office of the State Oceanic Administration....
.
See also
- Antarctic Great Wall StationAntarctic Great Wall StationThe 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....
- Polar Research Institute of ChinaPolar Research Institute of ChinaThe Polar Research Institute of China is the main Chinese research institute for the study of the Earth's polar regions. It is based in Shanghai, China....
- MV Xue LongMV Xue LongMV 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....
- Arctic Yellow River StationArctic Yellow River StationThe 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:...