Sovetskaya was a
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...
research station in
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land is a part of Antarctica lying between Cape Penck at 87° 43'E and Cape Filchner at 91° 54'E. Princess Elizabeth Land is located to the west, and Queen Mary Land to the east. The area is claimed by Australia ...
in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...
that was established on 16 February 1958 and closed on 3 January 1959.
The surface
elevation
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was initially reported to be ; however, it was later revised to . Reached on 16 February 1958 by the
3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition for
International Geophysical Year research work, it closed on 3 January 1959. Its
WMO
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The WMO originated from the Internat ...
reporting ID was 89557.
See also
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Sovetskaya (lake)
Sovetskaya Lake is a liquid subglacial lake found buried under the Antarctic ice sheet, below Sovetskaya Research Station. It covers about .
See also
* Lake Vostok (the largest subglacial lake in Antarctica)
* 90 Degrees East
90 Degrees East, ...
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List of Antarctic research stations
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List of Antarctic field camps
Many Antarctic research stations support satellite field camps which are, in general, seasonal camps. The type of field camp can vary – some are permanent structures used during the annual Antarctic summer, whereas others are little more than te ...
Sources
Outposts of Antarctica
Polar exploration by Russia and the Soviet Union
Outposts of Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Soviet Union and the Antarctic
1959 disestablishments in the Soviet Union
1959 disestablishments in Antarctica
1958 establishments in Antarctica
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