Mirny Station

For other uses, see Mirny (disambiguation).

Mirny Station
Мирный
Antarctic station
Mirny Station in 2007
Mirny Station in 2007
Location of Mirny Station in Antarctica
Location of Mirny Station in Antarctica
Mirny Station
Location of Mirny Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 66°33′11″S 93°00′35″E / 66.553122°S 93.009724°E / -66.553122; 93.009724
Country Russia
Location in AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory
Administered byArctic and Antarctic Research Institute
Operational13 February 1956 (1956-02-13)
Named forMirny
Elevation
[1]
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
50
 • Winter
25
UN/LOCODEAQ MIR
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Glaciology
  • Seismology
  • Meteorology
  • Observation of polar lights
  • Cosmic radiation
  • Marine biology
Websitewww.aari.nw.ru

The Mirny Station (Russian: Мирный, literally Peaceful) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) first Antarctic science station[2] located in Queen Mary Land, Antarctica, on the Antarctic coast of the Davis Sea.

The station is managed by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and was named after the support vessel Mirny captained by Mikhail Lazarev during the First Russian Antarctic Expedition, led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen on Vostok.

Mirny Station was damaged by a fire on Sunday 21 June 2020.[3]

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "ANTARCTICA: Mirny Station". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fire guts Russia's Antarctic research station, no one hurt". Associated Press. June 22, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.