Aboa (from the

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name of

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) is a seasonal

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, located in

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, about from the coast, on a nunatak called Basen in the Vestfjella Mountains.

Facilities and purpose

Opened in 1988, the station was designed and built by

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, and funded by the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry (now part of the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy)."Aboa research station"
Finnish Antarctic Research Program (FINNARP) The station is used in the Antarctic summer only. Currently the station has living and work space for expeditions of 15 people, and allows temporary living space for up to 17 people. The

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station Wasa is located only away. Together, Aboa and Wasa form the Nordenskiöld Base and the two stations work in close cooperation."Research Stations"
, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat ''This article includes material from Finnish Wikipedia article Aboa (asema), revision as of 2009-03-02.''

References

Outposts of Queen Maud Land Buildings and structures completed in 1988 Princess Martha Coast 1988 establishments in Antarctica {{PrincessMarthaCoast-geo-stub