On August 30, Russia celebrates the 150th anniversary of the discovery of a land later to become Russia s northernmost archipelago, Franz Josef Land. More than 200 separate islands constitute this enigmatic land covered by centuries-old glaciers and paralyzed by permafrost.
The high-latitude expedition Clean Arctic - Vostok-77 set off from Murmansk on August 15. The research will be carried out over one year and cover the continental part of the Arctic. The scientists will travel 12 thousand kilometres and cross 11 time zones.
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