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Great Wall Station
长城站 | |
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| Coordinates: 62°13′01″S 58°57′43″W / 62.216838°S 58.961855°W | |
| Country |  China |
| Location in Antarctica | Fildes Peninsula King George Island |
| Administered by | Polar Research Institute of China |
| Established | 20 February 1985 |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 60 |
| • Winter | 13 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ GWL |
| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration |
The Great Wall Station (Chinese: 长城站; pinyin: Chángchéng Zhàn) is the first Chinese research station in Antarctica and opened on 20 February 1985. It lies on the Fildes Peninsula on King George Island, 960 kilometres (600 mi) from Cape Horn. It is sited on ice-free rock, about 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level.[2]
The station is about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from the Chilean Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. A 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long unpaved road, Zhongzhi Gonglu, provides convenient vehicle access from the station to Frei, Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport and Bellingshausen Station.[3] The station collaborates with logistical support and sharing of facilities with other nearby stations from Chile, Russia, Uruguay, Korea and Brazil.[4]
- ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Changcheng Zhan". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Zhongzhi Gonglu". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ China (April 2016). Report of the Antarctic Treaty Inspections undertaken by the People’s Republic of China in accordance with Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty and Article 14 of the Environmental Protocol: April 2016 (Report). Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty. Retrieved 29 April 2024.