North Pole-5

Landscapes of the Central Arctic. The plane is flying. Polar explorers V. I. Maslennikov and N. A. Volkov are searching for an ice floe from an airplane to locate a new polar station "North Pole-5". V. I. Maslennikov and N. A. Volkov measure the thickness of the ice. The plane is landing. Polar explorers leave; set up a tent; strengthen the flag of the USSR. The helicopter delivers equipment, brings scientists. Aerologists, hydrologists, meteorologists disassemble instruments. Polar explorers at work. On May 1, 1955, the grand opening of the North Pole-5 drifting station.

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text by A. Braslavsky