View text source at Wikipedia
Sovetskaya Station
Советская | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 78°23′00″S 87°32′00″E / 78.3833°S 87.5333°E[1] | |
Region | Kaiser Wilhelm II Land |
Established | 17 February 1958 |
Closed | 3 January 1959 |
Government | |
• Type | Administration |
• Body | AARI, Soviet Union |
Elevation | 3,662 m (12,014 ft) |
Active times | All year-round |
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.
The surface elevation was initially reported to be 3,570 metres (11,710 ft); however, it was later revised to 3,662 metres (12,014 ft). 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 reporting ID was 89557.[2]