Chinese Antarctica research team back to Shanghai

The Chinese Antarctica research team have finished their work and returned to Shanghai, in east China.

The research team left for the pole last October on the 21st Chinese expedition to Antarctica.

Director of the State Bureau of Oceanic Administration of China, Gao Shuguang, says the scientists have made extraordinary achievements in the polar exploration.

During this expedition, the Chinese scientists climbed Dome A, the highest peak in inland Antarctica.

They registered the lowest annual mean temperature ever recorded on inland Antarctica's icecap.

They also located the exact position of the peak and built two aerographic devices on the icecap. (Source: CRI News)

Chinese Antarctica research team aboard the polar expedition ship Xuelong anchors at Shanghai port, March 24, 2005. The Chinese expedition team concluded its successful 150-day, 26,500-sea mile trip since left Shanghai on Oct. 25 last year. On Jan. 18, the team surmounted the highest icecap peak in Antarctica, becoming the first humans to reach the peak of Dome A Icecap 4,039 meters above sea level.

Members of the Chinese Antarctica research team aboard the polar expedition ship Xuelong return at Shanghai port March 24, 2005.

Zhang Zhanhai(1st L), the top scientist and leader of the Chinese Antarctica research team, waves with his colleagues at the welcoming ceremony upon their arrival in Shanghai, Mar. 24, 2005. The Chinese expedition team concluded its successful 150-day, 26,500-sea mile trip since leaving Shanghai on Oct. 25 last year. On Jan. 18, the team surmounted the highest icecap peak in Antarctica, becoming the first humans to reach the peak of Dome A Icecap 4,039 meters above sea level.