Polarstern
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PFS Polarstern
PFS Polarstern (meaning
pole star
) is a
German
research
icebreaker
of the
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
in
Bremerhaven
. The Polarstern was commissioned in
1982
and is mainly used for research in the
Arctic
and
Antarctica
.Polarstern was built by the
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
at
Kiel
and the
Nobiskrug
at
Rendsburg
. The ship has a length of 118
metres
(387
feet
).Polarstern is a
double-hulled
icebreaker. It is operational at temperatures as low as -50 °C. (-58°F) Polarstern can break through ice 1.5 metres thick at a speed of 5
knots
. Thicker ice must be broken by ramming.
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Polarstern (der)
n.
North Star, Polaris, star that is visually located near the North Pole
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