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Sovetskaya (Antarctic Research Station)

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Sovetskaya was a Soviet research station in Kaiser Wilhelm II Land in Antarctica that was established on 16 February 1958 and closed on 3 January 1959. [1]

11 relations: Antarctic field camps, Antarctica, Elevation, International Geophysical Year, Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, Research station, Sovetskaya (lake), Soviet Union, Time in Argentina, World Meteorological Organization, 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition.

Antarctic field camps

Many Antarctic research stations support satellite field camps which are, in general, seasonal camps.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.

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Elevation

The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vertical datum).

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International Geophysical Year

The International Geophysical Year (IGY; Année géophysique internationale) was an international scientific project that lasted from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958.

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Kaiser Wilhelm II Land

Kaiser Wilhelm II Land (also Wilhelm II Coast) is the part of Antarctica lying between Cape Penck, at 87°43'E, and Cape Filchner, at 91°54'E and is claimed as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, although this claim is not universally recognized.

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Research station

A research station is a station that is built for the purpose of conducting scientific research.

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Sovetskaya (lake)

Sovetskaya Lake is a liquid subglacial lake found buried under the Antarctic ice sheet, below Sovetskaya Research Station.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Time in Argentina

Argentina is located at a longitude that would naturally put it in the UTC−4 or UTC−5 time zone, but it actually uses the UTC−3 time zone.

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World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 191 Member States and Territories.

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3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition

The Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–59) was led by Yevgeny Tolstikov on the continent and included Czech future astronomer Antonín Mrkos; the marine expedition on the Ob was led by I V Maksimov.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovetskaya_(Antarctic_Research_Station)

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