Vostok Station

Vostok Station, Soviet Union
ста́нция Восто́к
Elevated photo of Vostok Station
Elevated photo of Vostok Station
Location of Vostok Station in Antarctica
Location of Vostok Station in Antarctica
Vostok Station, Soviet Union
Location of Vostok Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 78°27′52″S 106°50′14″E / 78.4644222°S 106.8373278°E / -78.4644222; 106.8373278
Country Russia
Location in AntarcticaPrincess Elizabeth Land
Antarctica
Administered byArctic and Antarctic Research Institute
Established16 December 1957 (1957-12-16)
Named forVostok
Elevation3,488 m (11,444 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
30
 • Winter
15
Time zoneUTC+5
UN/LOCODEAQ VOS
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Ice core drill
  • Magnetometry
  • Climatology
Websiteaari.aq/default_en.html
Vostok Skiway
Summary
Airport typePrivate
LocationPrincess Elizabeth Land
Elevation AMSL11,447 ft / 3,489 m
Coordinates78°27′58″S 106°50′54″E / 78.466139°S 106.84825°E / -78.466139; 106.84825
Map
Vostok Skiway is located in Antarctica
Vostok Skiway
Vostok Skiway
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 11,933 3,637 Ice
Location of Vostok in Antarctica

Vostok Station (Russian: ста́нция Восто́к, romanizedstántsiya Vostók, pronounced [ˈstant͡sɨjə vɐˈstok], meaning "Station East") is a Russian research station in inland Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. Founded by the Soviet Union in 1957, the station lies at the southern Pole of Cold, with the lowest reliably measured natural temperature on Earth of −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F; 184.0 K).[3] Research includes ice core drilling and magnetometry. Vostok (Russian for 'east') was named after Vostok, the lead ship of the First Russian Antarctic Expedition captained by Fabian von Bellingshausen. The Bellingshausen Station was named after this captain (the second ship, Mirny, captained by Mikhail Lazarev, became the namesake for Mirny Station).

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Vostok Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ Global Measured Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation. National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved on 21 June 2007.