British Prince Harry visits Russian polar station


Russian Arctic station Barneo-2011 started its new season in the vicinities of the Northern Pole with reception of the British Prince Harry, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday.The station was designed for scientific research as well as for being a tourist destination, said Konstantin Zaitsev, advisor of Russian Presidential envoy for Arctic and Antarctic.Barneo has been built on ice close to Norway’s Schpitzbergen archipelago about 150 km from the Pole.According to Zaitsev, Prince Harry, along with British troops participated in a military mission in Afghanistan, are the first visitors to arrive in the station this year.Prince Harry is to depart to the Northern Pole on Wednesday and will return to Barneo on Thursday.The polar station’s work usually lasts only one month every year …

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