The 13th Belarusian Antarctic Expedition was given a ceremonial start at the National Academy of Sciences, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus."This year the expedition to the ice continent will include 10 members. Of these, five have already visited Antarctica, the rest are newcomers. The members of the expedition will continue the construction of the Belarusian Antarctic Station Mount Vechernyaya and the scientific research in accordance with the Belarusian Antarctic program," the NASB said.The 2020/2021 expedition comprises researchers of the the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Belarusian State University and other organizations of the country. Among the participants are the expedition chief Aleksei Gaydashov, the head of the seasonal field base Vladimir Nesterovich, mechanical engineer Pavel Rostov, biologist-environmentalist Yegor Korzun, caterer Sergei Luty, leading expert in atmospheric physics Vladislav Bazylevich, surgeon- anesthesiologist Leonid Nikityuk, electrician Sergei Zubritsky, geophysicist Pavel Shablyko and software specialist Nikolai Zinkevich.