41st Antarctic expedition sets sail for 7 months

China Daily2024-11-04 16:28:51

　　People wave national flags as China's 41st Antarctic expedition team sets sail from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Friday morning. The expedition team is scheduled to return to China in May. LIU WEI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE

　　China's 41st Antarctic expedition team, gathered aboard the country's two polar icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, set sail from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Friday headed south to conduct scientific investigations in the polar region for seven months.

　　A grand ceremony was held that morning to send members of the expedition team off and wish them well.

　　Sun Shuxian, vice-minister of natural resources, said the research team will carry out surveys on the impact and feedback of climate change in Antarctica's icy ecosystem.