Molodyozhnaya Station (Antarctica)

Molodyozhnaya Station
Молодёжная
Molodyozhnaya Station
Molodyozhnaya Station
Location of Molodyozhnaya Station in Antarctica
Location of Molodyozhnaya Station in Antarctica
Molodyozhnaya Station
Location of Molodyozhnaya Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 67°39′57″S 45°50′28″E / 67.6659°S 45.841143°E / -67.6659; 45.841143
Country Soviet Union
 Russia
Location in AntarcticaThala Hills
East Antarctica
Administered byArctic and Antarctic Research Institute
EstablishedFebruary 1962 (1962-02)
reopened 2006 (2006)
Closed26 December 1990 (1990-12-26)
Elevation40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
15
 • Winter
0
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusClosed and reopened as seasonally
Activities
List
  • Environmental sciences
  • Geodesy
  • Pollution
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ Беларусь в Антарктике. Зачем стране собственная полярная станция и какой она будет? | 42.TUT.BY
  3. ^ Вести.Ru: Вести с Молодежной: в Антарктиде внутри камней найдена жизнь
  4. ^ Capital of Antarctica