The 40th Chinese Antarctic Expedition: guaranteed by three ships for the first time, a new scientific research station will be built.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the delivery of clues about the past. CTOnews.com, November 2, according to Xinhua News Agency, on the morning of November 1, the 40th Chinese Antarctic Scientific Expedition organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources set out for more than five months.

It is reported that this is the first time that China's Antarctic scientific research mission has been guaranteed by three ships. The "Xuelong" and "Xuelong 2" polar scientific research icebreakers set off from Shanghai, mainly carrying out scientific research, personnel transportation and logistics replenishment tasks. The "Tianhui" cargo ship set off from Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, mainly responsible for the construction and transportation of materials for the new scientific research station.

Xinhua News Agency said that the most prominent highlight of this expedition is the construction of the Roshai new station, which is the first perennial research station established in China in the new era, the third perennial research station after the Great Wall Station and Zhongshan Station, and the fifth research station in Antarctica and the first one facing the Pacific sector.

CTOnews.com learned that the 39th Antarctic Expedition sent by China set sail from Shanghai in two groups on October 26 and 31, 2022. It took 163 days and traveled more than 60,000 nautical miles, completing the investigation of the relevant waters of the Southern Ocean and the relevant areas of the Antarctic continent. And the ice and snow environment monitoring, astronomical observation and subglacial topography detection of Princess Elizabeth and other areas from Zhongshan Station to Antarctic Ice Dome A section.

CCTV News shared a group of pictures of Roshai New Station. The CTOnews.com summary is as follows:

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