Concordia Station

Concordia Station
Concordia Research Station at Dome Circe, Charlie or Concordia.
Concordia Research Station at Dome Circe, Charlie or Concordia.
Location of Concordia Station in Antarctica
Location of Concordia Station in Antarctica
Concordia Station
Location of Condordia Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 75°05′59″S 123°19′56″E / 75.099780°S 123.332196°E / -75.099780; 123.332196
Country France
 Italy
Location in AntarcticaDome C
Antarctic Plateau
Administered byPRNA
IPEV
Established2005 (2005)
Elevation3,233 m (10,607 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
70
 • Winter
13
UN/LOCODEAQ CON
TypeAll Year-round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Human biology
  • Glaciology
  • Astronomy
WebsiteConcordia Institut Polaire Français
The main part of the summer camp at Dome C (Concordia) Station in January 2005

Concordia Research Station, which opened in 2005, is a French–Italian research facility that was built 3,233 m (10,607 ft) above sea level at a location called Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica. It is located 1,100 km (680 mi) inland from the French research station at Dumont D'Urville, 1,100 km (680 mi) inland from Australia's Casey Station and 1,200 km (750 mi) inland from the Italian Zucchelli Station at Terra Nova Bay. Russia's Vostok Station is 560 km (350 mi) away. The Geographic South Pole is 1,670 km (1,040 mi) away. The facility is also located within Australia's claim on Antarctica, the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Concordia Station is the third permanent, all-year research station on the Antarctic Plateau besides Vostok Station (Russian) and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station (U.S.) at the Geographic South Pole. It is jointly operated by scientists from France and Italy and regularly hosts ESA scientists.

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.