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Crew of S. Korean Icebreaker Help Isolated Chinese Researchers

Crew of S. Korean Icebreaker Help Isolated Chinese Researchers

SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Araon, South Korea’s only icebreaking vessel, has helped evacuate 24 isolated Chinese researchers in the Antarctic region, the country’s ocean ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said the icebreaker gave assistance to researchers on Inexpressible Island near South Korea’s Jang Bogo Antarctic Research Station in [...]

Korean Researchers Find Hydrothermal Vents, New Species at Antarctic Oceanic Ridge

Korean Researchers Find Hydrothermal Vents, New Species at Antarctic Oceanic Ridge

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Polar Research Institute announced on August 21 that it had discovered hydrothermal vents on the Antarctic Ridge for the first time in the world, and collected new species while exploring the region through the icebreaker Araon. Hydrothermal vents in the oceanic ridge provide energy to the deep sea, where [...]