Asuka Station (Antarctica)
Asuka Station あすか基地 Asuka Observation Base (until 2004) | |
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Coordinates: 71°31′18″S 24°08′12″E / 71.5217°S 24.1367°E[1] | |
Region | Queen Maud Land |
Location | Near Mount Romnaes |
Established | 26 March 1985 |
Closed | January 1992 |
Named for | Asuka, Yamato |
Government | |
• Type | Administration |
• Body | NIPR, Japan |
Active times | Every summer |
Website | nipr.ac.jp |
The Asuka Station (Japanese: あすか基地, Hepburn: Asuka Kichi) is a permanent Japanese Antarctic unmanned observation base. It is located on Queen Maud Land and was opened in 1985.[2] The station closed in January 1992 and is listed as temporarily closed as of 2015. It is currently under snow.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Asuka Camp". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ National Institute of Polar Research
- ^ "Asuka Station, WAP JPN-Ø1". World Antarctic Program. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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