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Camp Barneo ((ロシア語:Лагерь Бaрнео)) is a private Russian temporary ice base established annually since 2002 on an ice floe relatively close to the North Pole. ==History== The first Barneo ice base was established in 2002. The ice base is sponsored by the Russian Geographical Society and normally lasts for the month of April. Depending on the base's location, excursions to the North Pole can be conducted on skis, dog sled, or helicopter. In 2007 Barneo was located at about . However, northerly winds caused the camp to drift toward the southeast at a speed of . Beginning in 2008, it has become a tourist destination. The Barneo ice base should not be confused with the sequential Soviet/Russian "North Pole" drifting ice stations established by the Russian Academy of Sciences Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) headquartered in St. Petersburg. Barneo ice base consists of an ice runway and an ice camp. Because of the constant moving ice on the Arctic Ocean, it has to be rebuilt from scratch each year. Barneo is not merely a tent camp; a flown-in bulldozer was used to flatten the snow so cargo planes like the Antonov An-74 can land. Another runway is being built. On 12 March 2013, the head of Russia's High-Latitude Arctic Expedition confirmed to news agency ''RIA Novosti'' that the AARI intends to establish Camp Barneo in late March 2013, with the first team of AARI scientists planning to fly to the camp on 1 April, en route to resupplying the drifting ice station North Pole-40.〔("Russian Explorers to Land on SP-40 in April" ) accessed 19 March 2013.〕 The Russian Geographic Society announced that the camp opened for the 2014 season on 4 April.〔(Barneo Ice Camp Opens Next-Door to North Pole ); ''ITAR-TASS'' news agency report, 4 April 2014.〕〔(Dog Sledders Make it to Barneo ); ''Polar Explorers'' press release, 4 April 2014.〕 A total of 44 runners registered for the annual "North Pole Marathon" held at Camp Barneo on 9 April 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barneo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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