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China's polar icebreakers to plough through belt of prevailing westerlies
By Xinhua Published: Nov 19, 2024 10:05 AM
An aerial drone photo shows China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 sailing in the sea. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, will begin to plough through the belt of prevailing westerlies, nicknamed the rolling forties, on Tuesday. (Photo by Chen Dongbin/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 sailing in the sea. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, will begin to plough through the belt of prevailing westerlies, nicknamed the "rolling forties," on Tuesday. (Photo by Chen Dongbin/Xinhua)