Troll (research station)

Troll Station
Troll Station
Troll Station
Location of Troll Station in Antarctica
Location of Troll Station in Antarctica
Troll Station
Location of Troll Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 72°00′42″S 2°32′06″E / 72.011662°S 2.535138°E / -72.011662; 2.535138
Country Norway
Location in AntarcticaJutulsessen
Queen Maud Land
Antarctica
Administered byNorwegian Polar Institute
Established1990 (1990)
Elevation1,275 m (4,183 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
45
 • Winter
7
Time zoneUTC+2 (CEST (March-Oct)[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC+0 (GMT (Oct-March))
UN/LOCODEAQ TRL
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Organic and inorganic pollution
  • Ozone depletion
WebsiteTroll Station
Norwegian Polar Institute
Troll
Troll (research station) is located in Antarctica
Troll (research station)
Location of Troll within Antarctica
General information
TypeModular
LocationJutulsessen
Queen Maud Land
Antarctica
Coordinates72°00′41″S 2°32′06″E / 72.01139°S 2.53500°E / -72.01139; 2.53500
Elevation1,270 metres (4,170 ft)
Current tenantsNorwegian Polar Institute
Inaugurated17 February 1990
11 February 2005
Technical details
Floor area400 m2 (4,300 sq ft)
Design and construction
Main contractorAF 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).

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ tz database, uses Norway time in the dark winter when there are no flights, and GMT, which is the official zone, in local summer
  3. ^ "Troll – the Norwegian research station in Antarctica". www.npolar.no. Retrieved 2023-09-10.