Sovetskaya (Antarctic Research Station)
Sovetskaya was a Soviet research station in Kaiser Wilhelm II Land in Antarctica that was established on 16 February 1958 and closed on 3 January 1959.
The surface elevation was initially reported to be 3,570 metres (11,710 ft); however, it was later revised to 3,662 metres (12,014 ft). Reached on 16 February 1958 by the 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition for International Geophysical Year research work, it closed on 3 January 1959. Its WMO reporting ID was 89557.
See also
Sources
- ^ "Sovetskaja, nauchnaja stancija /SSSR/". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Victor E. Lagun (16 October 2008). "Catalogue of Russian Federation Antarctic Meteorology Data". Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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