Troll Station | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Troll_research_station_Antarctica.JPG) Troll Station | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Antarctica_relief_location_map.jpg)  Troll Station Location of Troll Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 72°00′42″S 2°32′06″E / 72.011662°S 2.535138°E | |
| Country |  Norway |
| Location in Antarctica | Jutulsessen Queen Maud Land Antarctica |
| Administered by | Norwegian Polar Institute |
| Established | 1990 |
| Elevation | 1,275 m (4,183 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 45 |
| • Winter | 7 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CEST (March-Oct)[2]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+0 (GMT (Oct-March)) |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ TRL |
| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | Troll Station Norwegian Polar Institute |
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 Location of Troll within Antarctica | |
| General information | |
| Type | Modular |
| Location | Jutulsessen Queen Maud Land Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 72°00′41″S 2°32′06″E / 72.01139°S 2.53500°E |
| Elevation | 1,270 metres (4,170 ft) |
| Current tenants | Norwegian Polar Institute |
| Inaugurated | 17 February 1990 11 February 2005 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 400 m2 (4,300 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | AF Gruppen |
Troll is a Norwegian research station located at Jutulsessen, 235 kilometres (146 mi) from the coast in the eastern part of Princess Martha Coast in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It is Norway's only all-year research station in Antarctica, and is supplemented by the summer-only station Tor. Troll is operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute and also features facilities for the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Institute for Air Research.
Unlike most other research stations on the continent, Troll is constructed on the snow-free slope of solid rock breaking through the ice sheet at Jutulsessen, located 1,275 metres (4,183 ft) above mean sea level. The station opened as a summer-only station in 1990 and was taken into use as an all-year station in 2005. It has an overwintering capacity of six people and a summer capacity of 70.[3] It is served by Troll Airfield, which is the base for the Dronning Maud Land Air Network (DROMLAN).
- ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ tz database, uses Norway time in the dark winter when there are no flights, and GMT, which is the official zone, in local summer
- ^ "Troll – the Norwegian research station in Antarctica". www.npolar.no. Retrieved 2023-09-10.