Komsomolskaya (Antarctic research station)
Komsomolskaya was a Soviet Antarctic inland research station founded in 1957 in Queen Mary Land,[1] in eastern Antarctica. It was a year-round station till 1959, then used as a seasonal outpost till 1962 when it was shut down permanently. Nonetheless it is still used as a fuel storage stop for supply caravans en route from Mirny Station to Vostok Station.[2]
Komsomolskaya Station | |
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  Komsomolskaya Station Location of Komsomolskaya Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 74°06′S 94°30′E | |
| Country |  |
| Location in Antarctica | Queen Mary Land Antarctica |
| Administered by | Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute |
| Established | 1957 |
| Evacuated | 1962 |
| Elevation | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) |
| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Closed |
| Website | Official website |
The station was located 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) above sea level, and 760 kilometres (470 mi) inland from Mirny Station.
Estonian writer Juhan Smuul spent a week in Komsomolskaya in 1958 and described the life and working there in his book Antarctica Ahoy!: The Ice Book, originally published in 1960 as Jäine raamat.
References
- "Soviet Antarctic expedition". Elsevier. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- "The Unesco Courier, Volume 15". UNESCO. 1962. p. vi.
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