Chinese icebreaker completes second trip around Antarctica
(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-02-28 02:29 |
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Chinese icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returns to the Prydz Bay, adjacent to China's Zhongshan Station, after rounding off its second tour around Antarctica, Feb. 27, 2016. The 75-day trip of over 18,000 nautical miles was also the research vessel's first counterclockwise voyage around the ice-covered continent. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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