List of research stations in the Arctic

Location of the major research stations in the Arctic

A number of governments maintain permanent research stations in the Arctic. Also known as Arctic bases, Polar stations or Ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern Polar region of the earth.

Historically few research stations have been permanent. Most of them were temporary, being abandoned after the completion of the project or owing to lack of funding to continue the research. Some of these facilities are constructed on land or on ice that rests on land, while others are drifting ice stations built on the sea ice of the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean.[1]

Research stations

Station
name
State/ProvinceCountryYear
Opened
Year
Closed
Abisko Scientific Research StationAbisko Sweden1903Ongoing
Adam Mickiewicz University Polar Station Svalbard  Poland 2011 Ongoing
Alomar ObservatoryAndøya Norway1994Ongoing
Arctic Yellow River Station (China)Svalbard Norway2003Ongoing
Barrow ObservatoryPoint Barrow United States[2]1973Ongoing
BrønlundhusPeary Land Greenland1947NA
DaneborgWollaston Foreland Greenland1944NA
Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS)Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Canada[3]2017Ongoing
Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) Churchill, Manitoba, Canada  Canada 1976 Ongoing
DanmarkshavnDove Bay, Germania Land Greenland1906Ongoing
Dirigibile Italia Arctic StationSvalbard Norway1997Ongoing
Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch ObservatoryAlert, Nunavut Canada1986Ongoing
Dye 3Four different locations in Southern Greenland Greenland19711991
Flashline Mars Arctic Research StationDevon Island, Nunavut Canada2001Ongoing
Golomyanniy StationSredniy Island,[4] Sedov Archipelago, off Severnaya Zemlya Russia[5]1954NA
Heiberg Polar StationHeiberg Islands Russia[6]19401995
Himadri Station (India)Svalbard Norway[7]2008Ongoing
Igloolik Research CentreIgloolik, Igloolik Island, Nunavut Canada [8]1975NA
International Biological Station Lena-NordenskiöldTiksi, Sakha Republic Russia[9]1995Ongoing
Iqaluit Research CentreIqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut Canada [10]1978Ongoing
Izluchin Polar StationKomsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya RussiaNAAbandoned
Kevo Research StationKevo Finland[11]1958Ongoing
Kilpisjärvi Biological StationKilpisjärvi Finland[12]1964Ongoing
Kiruna ObservatoryKiruna SwedenNANA
Kluane Lake Research StationKluane Lake Canada [13]1961Ongoing
Kolyuchin Polar StationKolyuchin Island RussiaNAAbandoned in the 1990s
Labytnangi Ecological Research StationLabytnangi Russia1954Ongoing
Lavrentiya Research StationLavrentiya, Chukotka RussiaNANA
McGill Arctic Research StationAxel Heiberg Island, Nunavut Canada [14]1959Ongoing
MestersvigScoresby Land Denmark1956Ongoing
Mývatn Research StationMývatn Iceland1975Ongoing
NEEM CampNorthern Greenland Ice Sheet Greenland20082015
Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar StationKaffiøyra Poland1975Ongoing
NordPrincess Ingeborg Peninsula Greenland1952Ongoing
North IceNorthern Greenland Ice Sheet Greenland19521954
Northeast Science StationChersky, Sakha Russia[15]1977Ongoing
Ny-ÅlesundSpitsbergen, Svalbard Norway[16]1967Ongoing
Peschanny Polar StationCape Unslicht, Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya RussiaNAAbandoned
Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL)Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada [17]1993Ongoing
Polish Polar Station, HornsundSvalbard Norway1957Ongoing
Popov Polar StationBely Island RussiaNovember 1, 1933March 2001
Prima Polar StationCape Baranov, Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya Russia[18]NAOngoing
Provideniya Research StationProvideniya RussiaNANA
Resolute Nunavut StationResolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut Canada [19]1947NA
Russky Island Arctic StationRussky Island, Nordenskiöld Archipelago Russia[20]19351999
Samoylov StationLena Delta Wildlife Reserve, Sakha, Siberia Russia1998Ongoing
Sermilik StationAmmassalik Island Greenland1970Ongoing
Sodankylä Arctic Research CentreSodankylä Finland[21]NANA
Solnechny Polar StationSolnechny Bay, Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya Russia[22]1952Abandoned
Stanisław Baranowski Spitsbergen Polar Station ( Poland)Svalbard Norway1971Ongoing
Stolbovoy Meteorological StationStolbovoy Island, Laptev Sea Russia[23]NAAbandoned
Summit Station Near summit of the Greenland ice sheet United StatesApril 1989Ongoing
Thule Research StationPituffik Greenland[24]1995Ongoing
Toolik Field StationToolik Lake United States[25]1975Ongoing
Troynoy Island Polar StationIzvestiy TSIK Islands Russia[26]1953Ongoing
Tuktoyaktuk StationMackenzie River Canada [27]NANA
Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS)Daring Lake Canada [28]1994Ongoing
Tyrtov Island Polar StationTyrtov Island, Nordenskiöld Archipelago Russia19401975
Uedineniya Polar StationUedineniya Island RussiaNA1996
University of Copenhagen Arctic StationKitaa Greenland1906Ongoing
Vavilov Meteorological StationOctober Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya Russia[29]19741988
Vize Island Arctic Research StationVize Island RussiaNovember 1, 1945NA
Ward Hunt Island Observatory Research StationWard Hunt Island, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada [30]1957Ongoing
Western Arctic Research CentreInuvik Canada [31]1964Ongoing
Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Research ComplexWhapmagoostui, Quebec Canada [32]1971Ongoing
White Sea Biological Station (WSBS MSU)Chupa, Republic of Karelia Russia[33]1938Ongoing
Willem Barents Biological StationMeduza Bay, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia [34]NANA
Wrangel Island Research StationWrangel Island Russia[35]NANA
Yenisei Ecological StationMirnoye, Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia[36]NANA
Zackenberg StationWollaston Foreland Greenland1997Ongoing
Zeppelin (research station)Svalbard Norway1990Ongoing

Drifting ice stations

Station name Head of the first shift Drift dates Drift coordinates Distance (km)
Began Ended Start Finish
North Pole-1I.D.PapaninMay 21, 1937February 19, 193889°25′N 78°40′W / 89.417°N 78.667°W / 89.417; -78.667 (North Pole-1 (start))70°40′N 19°16′W / 70.667°N 19.267°W / 70.667; -19.267 (North Pole-1 (finish))2,850
North Pole-2M.M.SomovApril 2, 1950April 11, 195176°03′N 166°36′W / 76.050°N 166.600°W / 76.050; -166.600 (North Pole-2 (start))81°44′N 163°48′W / 81.733°N 163.800°W / 81.733; -163.800 (North Pole-2 (finish))2,600
North Pole-3A.F.TrioshnikovApril 4, 1954April 20, 195585°58′N 175°00′W / 85.967°N 175.000°W / 85.967; -175.000 (North Pole-3 (start))86°00′N 24°00′W / 86.000°N 24.000°W / 86.000; -24.000 (North Pole-3 (finish))1,865
North Pole-4E.I.TolstikovApril 8, 1954April 19, 195775°48′N 178°25′W / 75.800°N 178.417°W / 75.800; -178.417 (North Pole-4 (start))85°52′N 00°00′W / 85.867°N -0.000°E / 85.867; -0.000 (North Pole-4 (finish))6,970
North Pole-5N.A.VolkovApril 21, 1955October 8, 195682°10′N 156°51′E / 82.167°N 156.850°E / 82.167; 156.850 (North Pole-5 (start))84°18′N 63°20′E / 84.300°N 63.333°E / 84.300; 63.333 (North Pole-5 (finish))3,630
North Pole-6K.A.SychevApril 19, 1956September 14, 195974°24′N 177°04′W / 74.400°N 177.067°W / 74.400; -177.067 (North Pole-6 (start))82°06′N 03°56′E / 82.100°N 3.933°E / 82.100; 3.933 (North Pole-6 (finish))8,650
North Pole-7V.A.VedernikovApril 23, 1957April 11, 195982°06′N 164°11′W / 82.100°N 164.183°W / 82.100; -164.183 (North Pole-7 (start))85°14′N 33°03′W / 85.233°N 33.050°W / 85.233; -33.050 (North Pole-7 (finish))3,520
North Pole-8V.M.RogachyovApril 27, 1959March 19, 196276°11′N 164°24′W / 76.183°N 164.400°W / 76.183; -164.400 (North Pole-8 (start))83°15′N 132°30′W / 83.250°N 132.500°W / 83.250; -132.500 (North Pole-8 (finish))6,090
North Pole-9V.A.ShamontyevApril 26, 1960March 28, 196177°23′N 163°00′E / 77.383°N 163.000°E / 77.383; 163.000 (North Pole-9 (start))86°36′N 76°00′W / 86.600°N 76.000°W / 86.600; -76.000 (North Pole-9 (finish))2,660
North Pole-10N.A.KornilovOctober 17, 1961April 29, 196475°27′N 177°10′E / 75.450°N 177.167°E / 75.450; 177.167 (North Pole-10 (start))88°32′N 90°30′E / 88.533°N 90.500°E / 88.533; 90.500 (North Pole-10 (finish))3,960
North Pole-11N.N.BryazginApril 16, 1962April 20, 196377°10′N 165°58′W / 77.167°N 165.967°W / 77.167; -165.967 (North Pole-11 (start))81°10′N 139°34′W / 81.167°N 139.567°W / 81.167; -139.567 (North Pole-11 (finish))2,400
North Pole-12L.N.BelyakovApril 30, 1963April 25, 196576°50′N 165°34′W / 76.833°N 165.567°W / 76.833; -165.567 (North Pole-12 (start))81°06′N 145°47′W / 81.100°N 145.783°W / 81.100; -145.783 (North Pole-12 (finish))1,595
North Pole-13A.Ya. BuzuyevApril 22, 1964April 20, 196773°55′N 161°19′W / 73.917°N 161.317°W / 73.917; -161.317 (North Pole-13 (start))87°55′N 03°32′E / 87.917°N 3.533°E / 87.917; 3.533 (North Pole-13 (finish))3,545
North Pole-14Yu. B.KonstantinovMay 1, 1965February 12, 196672°42′N 175°25′W / 72.700°N 175.417°W / 72.700; -175.417 (North Pole-14 (start))76°59′N 154°49′E / 76.983°N 154.817°E / 76.983; 154.817 (North Pole-14 (finish))1,040
North Pole-15V.V.PanovApril 15, 1966March 25, 196878°49′N 168°08′E / 78.817°N 168.133°E / 78.817; 168.133 (North Pole-15 (start))85°45′N 10°30′W / 85.750°N 10.500°W / 85.750; -10.500 (North Pole-15 (finish))2,330
North Pole-16Yu. B.KonstantinovApril 10, 1968March 22, 197275°31′N 172°00′W / 75.517°N 172.000°W / 75.517; -172.000 (North Pole-16 (start))86°00′N 85°27′W / 86.000°N 85.450°W / 86.000; -85.450 (North Pole-16 (finish))5,850
North Pole-17N.I.BlinovApril 18, 1968October 16, 196980°30′N 165°26′E / 80.500°N 165.433°E / 80.500; 165.433 (North Pole-17 (start))86°48′N 25°20′E / 86.800°N 25.333°E / 86.800; 25.333 (North Pole-17 (finish))1,750
North Pole-18N.N.OvchinnikovOctober 9, 1969October 24, 197175°10′N 165°02′W / 75.167°N 165.033°W / 75.167; -165.033 (North Pole-18 (start))86°06′N 153°51′E / 86.100°N 153.850°E / 86.100; 153.850 (North Pole-18 (finish))5,240
North Pole-19A.N.ChilingarovNovember 7, 1969April 16, 197374°54′N 160°13′E / 74.900°N 160.217°E / 74.900; 160.217 (North Pole-19 (start))83°08′N 16°17′E / 83.133°N 16.283°E / 83.133; 16.283 (North Pole 19- (finish))6,705
North Pole-20Yu. P.TikhonovApril 22, 1970May 17, 197275°56′N 175°22′E / 75.933°N 175.367°E / 75.933; 175.367 (North Pole-20 (start))81°44′N 166°47′W / 81.733°N 166.783°W / 81.733; -166.783 (North Pole-20 (finish))3,780
North Pole-21G.I.KizinoApril 30, 1972May 17, 197474°06′N 178°15′E / 74.100°N 178.250°E / 74.100; 178.250 (North Pole-21 (start))86°16′N 143°35′E / 86.267°N 143.583°E / 86.267; 143.583 (North Pole-21 (finish))3,605
North Pole-22V.G.MorozSeptember 13, 1973April 8, 198276°16′N 168°31′W / 76.267°N 168.517°W / 76.267; -168.517 (North Pole-22 (start))86°10′N 00°00′W / 86.167°N -0.000°E / 86.167; -0.000 (North Pole-22 (finish))17,069
North Pole-23V.M.PiguzovDecember 5, 1975November 1, 197873°51′N 178°25′W / 73.850°N 178.417°W / 73.850; -178.417 (North Pole-23 (start))87°40′N 22°31′W / 87.667°N 22.517°W / 87.667; -22.517 (North Pole-23 (finish))5,786
North Pole-24I.K.PopovJune 23, 1978November 19, 198076°45′N 163°00′E / 76.750°N 163.000°E / 76.750; 163.000 (North Pole-24 (start))86°03′N 29°40′E / 86.050°N 29.667°E / 86.050; 29.667 (North Pole-24 (finish))5,652
North Pole-25V.S.SidorovMay 16, 1981April 20, 198475°01′N 168°35′E / 75.017°N 168.583°E / 75.017; 168.583 (North Pole-25 (start))85°50′N 122°15′W / 85.833°N 122.250°W / 85.833; -122.250 (North Pole-25 (finish))5,754
North Pole-26V.S.SidorovMay 21, 1983April 9, 198678°30′N 174°46′E / 78.500°N 174.767°E / 78.500; 174.767 (North Pole-26 (start))82°46′N 170°31′W / 82.767°N 170.517°W / 82.767; -170.517 (North Pole-26 (finish))5,380
North Pole-27Yu. P.TikhonovJune 2, 1984May 20, 198778°31′N 160°30′E / 78.517°N 160.500°E / 78.517; 160.500 (North Pole-27 (start))86°28′N 09°02′W / 86.467°N 9.033°W / 86.467; -9.033 (North Pole-27(finish))5,655
North Pole-28A.F.ChernyshovMay 21, 1986January 23, 198980°40′N 168°29′E / 80.667°N 168.483°E / 80.667; 168.483 (North Pole-28 (start))79°40′N 03°09′E / 79.667°N 3.150°E / 79.667; 3.150 (North Pole-28 (finish))7,634
North Pole-29V.V.LukinJune 10, 1987August 19, 198880°22.8′N 112°59′E / 80.3800°N 112.983°E / 80.3800; 112.983 (North Pole-29 (start))84°42.8′N 56°34.3′W / 84.7133°N 56.5717°W / 84.7133; -56.5717 (North Pole-29 (finish))2,686
North Pole-30V.M.PiguzovOctober 9, 1987April 4, 199174°18′N 171°24′W / 74.300°N 171.400°W / 74.300; -171.400 (North Pole-30 (start))82°31′N 126°26′W / 82.517°N 126.433°W / 82.517; -126.433 (North Pole-30 (finish))7,675
North Pole-31V.S.SidorovOctober 22, 1988July 25, 199176°35′N 153°10′W / 76.583°N 153.167°W / 76.583; -153.167 (North Pole-31 (finish))73°33′N 161°04′W / 73.550°N 161.067°W / 73.550; -161.067 (North Pole-31 (finish))5,475
North Pole-32V.S.KoshelevApril 25, 2003March 6, 200487°52.5′N 148°03′E / 87.8750°N 148.050°E / 87.8750; 148.050 (North Pole-32 (start))84°41′N 03°33′W / 84.683°N 3.550°W / 84.683; -3.550 (North Pole-32 (finish))2,418
North Pole-33A.A.VishnevskySeptember 9, 2004October 5, 200585°05′N 156°31′E / 85.083°N 156.517°E / 85.083; 156.517 (North Pole-33 (start))86°14′N 95°54′E / 86.233°N 95.900°E / 86.233; 95.900 (North Pole-33 (finish))3,156
North Pole-34T.V.PetrovskySeptember 19, 2005May 25, 200685°39′N 115°19′E / 85.650°N 115.317°E / 85.650; 115.317 (North Pole-34 (start))87°26′N 07°39′E / 87.433°N 7.650°E / 87.433; 7.650 (North Pole-34 (finish))2,032
North Pole-35Vladimir Chupun[37] September 21, 2007July 22, 200881°30′N 103°54′E / 81.500°N 103.900°E / 81.500; 103.900 (North Pole-35 (start))81°00′N 31°18′E / 81.000°N 31.300°E / 81.000; 31.300 (North Pole-35 (finish))3,614
North Pole-36Yuri KatrayevSeptember 7, 2008August 24, 200982°32′N 144°56′E / 82.533°N 144.933°E / 82.533; 144.933 (North Pole-36 (start))85°53′N 26°41′W / 85.883°N 26.683°W / 85.883; -26.683 (North Pole-36 (finish))2,905
North Pole-37Sergey LesenkovSeptember 7, 2009May 31, 201081°28′N 164°35′W / 81.467°N 164.583°W / 81.467; -164.583 (North Pole-37 (start))80°04′N 140°40′W / 80.067°N 140.667°W / 80.067; -140.667 (North Pole-37 (finish))2,076
North Pole-38Tomash PetrovskiyOctober 14, 2010September 20, 201176°07′N 176°32′W / 76.117°N 176.533°W / 76.117; -176.533 (North Pole-38 (start))83°53′N 154°18′W / 83.883°N 154.300°W / 83.883; -154.300 (North Pole-38 (finish))3,024
North Pole-39Alexander IpatovOctober 2, 2011September 15, 201284°10′N 148°49′W / 84.167°N 148.817°W / 84.167; -148.817 (North Pole-39 (start))83°57′N 96°44′W / 83.950°N 96.733°W / 83.950; -96.733 (North Pole-39 (finish))1,885
North Pole-40Nikolai FomichevOctober 1, 2012June 7, 201385°21′N 142°53′W / 85.350°N 142.883°W / 85.350; -142.883 (North Pole-40 (start))82°25′N 130°25′W / 82.417°N 130.417°W / 82.417; -130.417 (North Pole-40 (finish))1,736
North Pole-2015Dmitrij MamadalievApril 11, 2015August 9, 2015

89°34′N 17°08′W / 89.567°N 17.133°W / 89.567; -17.133 (North Pole-2015 (start))

86°15′N 07°52′W / 86.250°N 7.867°W / 86.250; -7.867 (North Pole-2015 (finish))714

In fiction

See also

References

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