Ringed seal accompanied the participants of the expedition "North Pole-42"

The ringed seal settled in the ice camp of the North Pole-42 drifting expedition. She has been visiting the polar explorers almost every day for the past month.

The seal settled between the ice and the floor of the oceanographic terminal and lived there for several days. She paid little attention to the work of scientists, but only slept to the monotonous sound of the winch, snorting at the polar explorers, writes the Bi-port news agency with reference to the press service of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.

Earlier, on March 20, it was reported that the scientific expedition "North Pole-42" is located less than 650 km from the geographical North Pole. She is drifting in the Arctic basin of the Arctic Ocean. Experts note that there have been no comprehensive studies on this area of the ocean since 2007.

The North Pole 42 drifting polar expedition began on September 15, 2024. It started from Murmansk. Scientists are conducting research in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean. The expedition is scheduled to last until spring 2026.