Zhongshan Station (Antarctica)

Zhongshan Station
中山站
Zhongshan Station in 2007
Zhongshan Station in 2007
Location of Zhongshan Station in Antarctica
Location of Zhongshan Station in Antarctica
Zhongshan Station
Location of Zhongshan Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 69°22′25″S 76°22′18″E / 69.373587°S 76.371652°E / -69.373587; 76.371652
Country China
Location in AntarcticaLarsemann Hills
Prydz Bay
East Antarctica
Administered byPolar Research Institute of China
Established26 February 1989 (1989-02-26)
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
60
 • Winter
17
UN/LOCODEAQ ZGN
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Glaciology
  • Geology
WebsiteChinese Arctic and Antarctic

Zhongshan Station (Chinese: 中山站; pinyin: Zhōngshān Zhàn) is the second Chinese research station in Antarctica and was opened on February 26, 1989.

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.