“Polards and polarities […] Arrived in Kyiv late in the evening. […] The expedition worked for the year in the Antarctic, at the Academician Vernadsky station. A group of scientists conducted research and continuous measurements in three main areas: geophysics, meteorology, biology, and the life support team supported the work of all infrastructure and scientific activity, ”the statement said.
The post notes that part of the polar explorers are scientists who worked at the Ukrainian Antarctic station “From several weeks to several months of the Antarctic Summer” and engaged in research on meteorology, oceanography, geophysics, geology, and biology.
“The path of polar explorers and polar explorers home lasted two weeks and was quite saturated. At first [украинский ледокол] Noosphere delivered them from the Antarctic to the Chilean port of Punta Arenas through the Drake Strait. He is known for his restlessness, and this time, according to the captain of the ship Pavel Panasyuk, the passage was one of the most difficult. From Chile, the team got to Warsaw by several aircraft, and from there already by bus to Ukraine, ”the center said.
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The Ukrainian Antarctic station “Academician Vernadsky” is located on the island of Galindez. Previously, it belonged to Great Britain and was called “Faraday.” On February 6, 1996, the station was transferred to Ukraine and renamed.
At the station, scientific studies are conducted on a change in climate, ozone hole, reaction of animals and plants to warming.
The 30th UAE went to the Academician Vernadsky station on March 8 and arrived on March 15.
