Asuka Station (Antarctica)

This article is about the Antarctic research station. For the train station in Nara, Japan, see Asuka Station.
Asuka Station
あすか基地
Asuka Observation Base (until 2004)
Antarctic research station
Asuka Station is located in Antarctica
Asuka Station
Asuka Station
Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 71°31′18″S 24°08′12″E / 71.5217°S 24.1367°E / -71.5217; 24.1367[1]
RegionQueen Maud Land
LocationNear Mount Romnaes
Established26 March 1985 (1985-03-26)
ClosedJanuary 1992 (1992-01)
Named forAsuka, Yamato
Government
 • TypeAdministration
 • BodyNIPR, Japan
Active timesEvery summer
Websitenipr.ac.jp

The Asuka Station (Japanese: あすか基地, Hepburn: Asuka Kichi) was 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

References

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


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