City Project for International Drift Ice Research
The "City Project for International
Drift Ice Research" is being promoted to fulfill the hope that the "people
of Mombetsu can coexist well with the Sea of Okhotsk in winter when it
is closed by drift ice." With the Northern Regions International Symposium
(started in 1986 with the sea and the drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk as
its special study themes) providing, the momentum, the "Okhotsk Program,"
based on various investigations and research, has been planned to study
the local area specifically. The people of Mombetsu have high expectations
for this program, hoping that it will contribute to the optimum utilization
of the seas surrounding all of Hokkaido and to international sea study.
In order to serve as a center for
tourism where the Sea of Okhotsk can be enjoyed fully, Mombetsu is planning
construction of the Okhotsk Drift Ice World, "Garia," to consist of three
parts: a drift ice science zone featuring the Drift Ice Science Center
as its main facility, a sea leisure zone and a recreation zone. Its completion
is now being pursued. |
