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China's homeward-bound Antarctic ice-breaker arrives in Australia
2008-03-21 05:26:51 Xinhua English
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ABOARD XUELONG, March 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Antarctic ice-breaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, arrived in Australia's Port of Fremantle Friday.
The Snow Dragon left China's Zhongshan Antarctic Station on March 10 after concluding China's 24th scientific expedition to the frozen continent.
With 140 people on board, the Snow Dragon will stay in Fremantle until March 27 to take on supplies and continue its homeward journey, which is expected to end on April 15 in Shanghai.
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