A scholar from Iceland receives interviews as China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", arrives at an outport of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, August 17, 2012. China's 5th Arctic expedition team will pay a 4-day visit to Iceland since Friday. It will be Chinese arctic expedition team's first formal visit to an Arctic country. Photo: Xinhua
China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", arrives at an outport of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, August 17, 2012. China's 5th Arctic expedition team will pay a 4-day visit to Iceland since Friday. It will be Chinese arctic expedition team's first formal visit to an Arctic country. Photo: Xinhua
Photo taken on August 17, 2012, shows China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", as it arrives at an outport of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland. China's 5th Arctic expedition team will pay a 4-day visit to Iceland since Friday. It will be Chinese arctic expedition team's first formal visit to an Arctic country. Photo: Xinhua
A team member from China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", talks with guests from Iceland as Xuelong arrives at an outport of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, August 17, 2012. China's 5th Arctic expedition team will pay a 4-day visit to Iceland since Friday. It will be Chinese arctic expedition team's first formal visit to an Arctic country. Photo: Xinhua
The ambassador to Iceland Su Ge welcomes the arrival of China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", at an outport of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, August 17, 2012. China's 5th Arctic expedition team will pay a 4-day visit to Iceland since Friday. It will be Chinese arctic expedition team's first formal visit to an Arctic country. Photo: Xinhua
Two Iceland officials visit China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", as it arrives at an outport of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, August 17, 2012. China's 5th Arctic expedition team will pay a 4-day visit to Iceland since Friday. It will be Chinese arctic expedition team's first formal visit to an Arctic country. Photo: Xinhua