A. B. Dobrowolski Polar Station

Dobrowolski Station
A. B. Dobrowolski
Buildings of the Dobrowolski Station (Bunger Hills, Antarctica) in 1979 (Photo: Zbigniew Battke).
Buildings of the Dobrowolski Station (Bunger Hills, Antarctica) in 1979 (Photo: Zbigniew Battke).
Location of Dobrowolski Station in Antarctica
Location of Dobrowolski Station in Antarctica
Dobrowolski Station
Location of Dobrowolski Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 66°16′28″S 100°45′00″E / 66.274514°S 100.749889°E / -66.274514; 100.749889
Country Poland
Location in AntarcticaAlgae Lake
Bunger Hills
Wilkes Land
Administered byInstitute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Established1959 (1959)
ActiveYes
Named forAntoni Bolesław Dobrowolski
Elevation29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
10
 • Winter
0
Station location on a map

A.B. Dobrowolski Polar Station (Polish: Stacja im. A.B. Dobrowolskiego) is an occasionally active Polish polar research station in Antarctica. It is located at the edge of the Algae Lake, Bunger Hills region in the Wilkes Land and was originally constructed by the Soviet Union. It is one of the two Polish stations in Antarctica, the other being the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.

The station is named after Polish geophysicist, meteorologist and explorer Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski.[2]

In January 2022, it was reported that Polish scientists have arrived to staff the station for the first time since 43 years.[3]

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SCAR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Polish Antarctic station comes out of hibernation after 43 years". January 8, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08.