Komsomolskaya (Antarctic research station)

Komsomolskaya Station
Комсомольская
Komsomolskaya Station is located in Antarctica
Komsomolskaya Station
Komsomolskaya Station
Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 74°06′15″S 97°30′10″E / 74.1043°S 97.5027°E / -74.1043; 97.5027
RegionQueen Mary Land
Established6 November 1957 (1957-11-06)
Closed1962 (1962)
Government
 • TypeAdministration
 • BodyAARI, Soviet Union
Elevation
3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Active timesAll year-round
Websiteaari.ru

Komsomolskaya was a Soviet Antarctic inland research station founded in 1957 in Queen Mary Land,[1] in eastern Antarctica. It was a year-round station till 1959, then used as a seasonal outpost till 1962 when it was shut down permanently. Nonetheless it is still used as a fuel storage stop for supply caravans en route from Mirny Station to Vostok Station.[2]

The station was located 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) above sea level, and 760 kilometres (470 mi) inland from Mirny Station.[citation needed]

Estonian writer Juhan Smuul spent a week in Komsomolskaya in 1958 and described the life and working there in his book Antarctica Ahoy!: The Ice Book, originally published in 1960 as Jäine raamat.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Soviet Antarctic expedition". Elsevier. 1965. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ "The Unesco Courier, Volume 15". UNESCO. 1962. p. vi.