NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-YELLOW RIVER STATION-CHINESE RESEARCHERS
(240626) -- NY-ALESUND, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2024 shows a view outside the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway.
Situated at 79 degrees north latitude in the northwestern region of Spitsbergen, the largest island in Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago, Ny-Alesund is the world's northernmost permanent settlement.
Once a thriving coal mining town, Ny-Alesund now buzzes with the activities of polar researchers. Since the Yellow River Station's inception in 2004, China has established a significant presence in this scientific sanctuary, carrying out a range of observations and investigations in glaciology, terrestrial ecology, marine ecology, space physics, and other fields.
By the end of 2023, the Yellow River Station had supported more than 250 scientific research projects and hosted over 660 researchers. As China's first Arctic research station, it has witnessed not only the development of China's polar research efforts but also the endeavor and braver
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