Russian oceanologists are going to set up Russian flag on the bottom of the Artic Ocean. The flag will be fixed at the depth of 4 300 meters near Artic pole, claims RIA News.
This depth hasn’t been conquered by anybody before. And the diving can be dangerous.To come down the divers will use deep sea device “Mir1”and “Mir2”.
The diving start is planed on July, 29-30. The oceanologists will reach Artic pole on the boad of expedition vessel “Academic Fjodorov”.
The expedition is going to collect the samples of ocean fauna and subsoil tests, to explore geothermal and hydrochemical phenomena.
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Jim Teague
: Do you mean 4,300 meters? Added: 16 July 2007 17:49 |
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