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Molodyozhnaya Station
Молодёжная | |
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Location of Molodyozhnaya Station in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 67°39′57″S 45°50′28″E / 67.6659°S 45.841143°E | |
Country | Soviet Union Russia |
Location in Antarctica | Thala Hills East Antarctica |
Administered by | Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute |
Established | February 1962 reopened 2006 |
Closed | 26 December 1990 |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Summer | 15 |
• Winter | 0 |
Type | All-year round |
Period | Annual |
Status | Closed and reopened as seasonally |
Activities | List
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Website | www.aari.nw.ru |
Molodyozhnaya (Russian: Молодёжная, "Youth") (also known as "Molodezhnaya") was a Soviet, then Russian research station in East Antarctica at 67°40′S 45°50′E. After being mothballed in 1990, it was reopened in 2006 to operate on a seasonal basis.[2][3] In Russian, the station is sometimes referred to as the capital of Antarctica.[unreliable source?][4]