China´s 25th Antarctic expedition team to challenge wind belt

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Source: CCTV.com | 11-10-2008 13:05

China's 25th Antarctic expedition team is ready to sail through the wind belt onboard the Snow Dragon Expedition Vessel more than two weeks after leaving Shanghai.

China's 25th Antarctic expedition team is ready to sail  through the wind belt onboard the Snow Dragon Expedition  Vessel more than two weeks after leaving Shanghai.

On Saturday, the expedition team made a slight adjustment to its schedule for the best time to pass through the windy area. Team members said they were well prepared, both psychologically and logistically. The west wind belt is a turbulent area with gale-force winds and waves as high as 5 meters.

The team is scheduled to reach China's Zhongshan Station in the region next Monday and will head inland in early December.

The ambitious trip with a record number of 204 members aims to build the country's first inland expedition station in the Dome A zone, which is the highest inland point with a height of more than 3,500 meters. The region has an extreme climate, but is ideal for scientific study.

Editor:Zhang Ning