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China prepares for Arctic expedition BEIJING, (UPI) July 17 , 2004 -
A team of 12 Chinese scientists is preparing for a North Pole expedition that will result in establishment of China's first research station there. The group will leave Beijing Monday, en route to Svalbard Island, Norway, the China Daily reported Saturday. The station is designed to be a two-story building on Svalbard Island, with laboratories, offices, reading rooms, storerooms and dorms that can accommodate 20 to 25 staff. At the top of the building is an observatory. The first group of scientists will stay in the station for two months to carry out research on atmospheric physics, maritime life and meteorology. All rights reserved. Copyright 2015 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International.
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