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Vostok Station (Russian: ста́нция Восто́к, romanized: stántsiya Vostók, pronounced [ˈstant͡sɨjə vɐˈstok], meaning "Station East") is a Russian research station in inland Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. Founded by the Soviet Union in 1957, the station lies at the southern Pole of Cold, with the lowest reliably measured natural temperature on Earth of −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F; 184.0 K). Research includes ice core drilling and magnetometry. Vostok (Russian for "east") was named after Vostok, the lead ship of the First Russian Antarctic Expedition captained by Fabian von Bellingshausen. The Bellingshausen Station was named after this captain (the second ship, Mirny, captained by Mikhail Lazarev, became the namesake for Mirny Station).
Elevated photo of Vostok Station. Photo by Todd Sowers, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO).
Vostok Skiway |
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| Summary |
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| Airport type | Private |
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| Location |
Princess Elizabeth Land |
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| Elevation AMSL |
11,447 ft / 3,489 m |
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| Coordinates |
78°27′58″S 106°50′54″E |
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Length |
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11,933
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3,637
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Ice
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Location of Vostok Skiway in Antarctica
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