The Clean Arctic — Vostok-77 expedition initiated ... Nikolay Kochetkov climbed the pass to set the agency's flag there. 900 m above sea level - is where the pass is located.

A recent report examining the flag states of ships travelling in the Arctic shows Russia, Norway and Denmark were the three nations with the most vessels. The report, “Flag States of Ships in ...

A group of scientists from the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute unveiled a 1,400 square metre white-blue-red Russian flag on the sea ice nearby the drifting polar station ...