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Wasa Station | |
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  Wasa Station Location of Wasa Research Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 73°02′24″S 13°23′55″W / 73.039901°S 13.398584°W | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Location in Antarctica | Princess Martha Coast Queen Maud Land Antarctica |
| Administered by | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat |
| Established | 1988 |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 13 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ WSA |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | Variable according to the expedition |
| Website | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat |
The Wasa Research Station is a Swedish research facility in Antarctica, established in 1988/1989. It is situated next to the Finnish Aboa Research Station on the Basen nunatak in the Kraul Mountains in Queen Maud Land. The two stations cooperate, and are jointly referred to as the Nordenskiöld Base Camp.[2]
- ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Research Stations", Swedish Polar Research Secretariat