The Polar Research Institute of China (simplified Chinese: 中国极地研究中心; traditional Chinese: 中國極地研究中心; pinyin: Zhōngguó Jídì Yánjiū Zhōngxīn) (PRIC) is the main Chinese research institute for the study of Earth's polar regions. It is based in Shanghai, China.
The Institute manages five polar research stations (four in Antarctica and one in the Arctic), as well as the icebreaking research vessels Xuě Lóng and Xuě Lóng 2.[1]
Stations
| Antarctic Stations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Station | Location | Date of Establishment | Accommodation |
| Antarctic Great Wall Station | King George Island | 20 February 1985[2] | 80 summer, 40 winter |
| Antarctic Zhongshan Station | Larsemann Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land | 26 January 1989[3] | 60 summer, 25 winter |
| Antarctic Kunlun Station | Dome Argus, Princess Elizabeth Land | 27 January 2009 | 24 summer |
| Antarctic Taishan Station | Princess Elizabeth Land | 8 February 2014 | 20 summer |
| 5th Antarctic Station | Inexpressible Island, Ross Sea | Planned 2022 | |
| Arctic Stations | |||
| Station | Location | Date of Establishment | Accommodation |
| Arctic Yellow River Station | Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | 28 July 2004[4] | staffed: December 11, 2003 through February 25, 2004 |
See also
References
- ↑ "M/V Xuelong". Polar Research Institute of China. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ↑ "Antarctic Great Wall Station". Polar Research Institute of China. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ↑ "Antarctic Zhongshan Station". Polar Research Institute of China. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ↑ "Arctic Yellow River Station". Polar Research Institute of China. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
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