Asuka_Station_(Antarctica)

Asuka Station (Antarctica)

Asuka Station (Antarctica)

Antarctic research station in Near Mount Romnaes, Queen Maud Land

This article is about the Antarctic research station. For the train station in Nara, Japan, see Asuka Station.

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]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Asuka Camp". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    National Institute of Polar Research
  3. [3]
    "Asuka Station, WAP JPN-Ø1". World Antarctic Program. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
The location of the Asuka Station


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