MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/. The first group of the Clean Arctic public environmental project's volunteers flew to Cape Chelyuskin - Eurasia's northernmost continental point. They will set up the ArcTek center, which will be the base for two large-scale expeditions during the current season, the project's press service said.
"The volunteers are facing a challenging task - they need to get our volunteer center up and running. In just a few days, a group of Moscow school students on the Great Arctic Expedition, organized by the Moscow Department of Education, will come to [Cape] Chelyuskin. Over this time, the volunteers need to start the diesel engine, wastewater treatment facilities, and make sure heating reaches the buildings," the press service quoted the Clean Arctic project's leader Andrey Nagibin as saying.
On Thursday, the first group of the Great Arctic Expedition, led by well-known polar explorer Matvey Shparo, will arrive there. The team is 14 students from Moscow's schools and colleges who have passed a rigorous competition that included a motivational video, an Arctic dictation, tourist challenges, and a scientific project presentation. Over the selection process, more than 10,000 Moscow students came to learn more about the Arctic.
