Polar scientists met in the Arctic Unicorn – Russian newspaper

The icebreaker “Kapitan Dranitsin” delivered today in Murmansk 17 members of the expedition “North Pole-2015″, which completed its work. Together with the two explorers returned and a dog named Shadow, and Fram, have lived in harsh environments with people.

As noted at a press conference immediately after the arrival of the deputy chief of Science Kirill Filchuk, they not only observed in the Arctic polar bears, but even I noticed quite a rare whale listed as endangered. This narwhal, or it is also called the Unicorn.

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Scientists believe the discovery of this fact, as it has not yet seen a small whale in such northern latitudes. It generally do not swim in 82 degrees north latitude. Drifting same station was over 86 degrees.

The expedition in the port of Murmansk met with high-level delegation – Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Sergei Donskoy, President of the Russian Association of Polar Explorers Arthur Chilingarov and the governor of the Murmansk region Marina Kovtun. The station operated from May 2015. Climatic conditions are favorable, so the polar explorers managed to work twice as much as planned.

During the drift, scientists performed a complex meteorological, aerological, oceanographic and glaciological observations conducted hydrochemical, hydrobiological and magnetometric studies. According to the Minister, Sergei Donskoy, the main challenge now – treatment study and preservation of data and research that will help to get new information about the Arctic.

– Now Russia has an additional incentive to continue with a similar expedition extensive scientific agenda and deeper research. We consider the new organizational approaches, which should allow to conduct such an expedition, not only in summer but also in winter. A unique experience in high-latitude expeditions federal authority will maintain and develop – said Don.

Help “RG”

Seasonal drifting station “North Pole – 2015 “was officially opened on April 18, 2015. Russian Ministry of Natural Resources is the state customer and coordinator of the state program “Environment”, under which the project is being implemented for the creation and operation of a seasonal plant.

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