Richard will be responsible for making the ice station's buildings safe for the scientific squad of 50 who work and live there.
An Australian expeditioner was evacuated from an Antarctic ice station by helicopter after suddenly falling seriously ill.
Exploration of the Arctic Basin began in earnest in the 1930s with the start of the Russian North Pole annual drifting ice stations, which began in 1937 and continued until 1990.
In 1957, some medical observations were carried out on the personnel of the ice stations in Antarctica and on the drifting floes.
The voyage covered 12,000 kilometers and conducted research and collected data from 306 Arctic stations, nine of which were ice stations.
Seventy-six years ago today, on May 21, 1937, the world's first drifting ice station was established in the North Pole.
They flew a northerly heading at 8,000 feet for almost four hours until they reached the ice station's predicted position.
After surviving its missions over war-torn Europe, the aircraft served another 12 years with RCAF 408 Squadron mapping Canada's high Arctic and keeping an eye on Soviet ice stations.
A team from the Belgian International Polar Foundation reached the explorer at the Ice Station earlier on Wednesday, despite winds of around 20 knots.
In 2003, he completed a 240km solo round-trip to the North Pole from a temporary ice station.
Definition of ice station in US English:
ice station
noun
A meteorological research center in a polar area.
Example sentencesExamples
In 2003, he completed a 240km solo round-trip to the North Pole from a temporary ice station.
Richard will be responsible for making the ice station's buildings safe for the scientific squad of 50 who work and live there.
They flew a northerly heading at 8,000 feet for almost four hours until they reached the ice station's predicted position.
In 1957, some medical observations were carried out on the personnel of the ice stations in Antarctica and on the drifting floes.
An Australian expeditioner was evacuated from an Antarctic ice station by helicopter after suddenly falling seriously ill.
The voyage covered 12,000 kilometers and conducted research and collected data from 306 Arctic stations, nine of which were ice stations.
After surviving its missions over war-torn Europe, the aircraft served another 12 years with RCAF 408 Squadron mapping Canada's high Arctic and keeping an eye on Soviet ice stations.
A team from the Belgian International Polar Foundation reached the explorer at the Ice Station earlier on Wednesday, despite winds of around 20 knots.
Seventy-six years ago today, on May 21, 1937, the world's first drifting ice station was established in the North Pole.
Exploration of the Arctic Basin began in earnest in the 1930s with the start of the Russian North Pole annual drifting ice stations, which began in 1937 and continued until 1990.