The station was opened on 10 March 1959 by the 4th Soviet Antarctic Expedition on an ice shelf off the Princess Astrid Coast and named after Mikhail Lazarev. Meteorological, aerological, actinometric, glaciological and oceanographic observations were made here. It was closed on 26 February 1961 and replaced by Novolazarevskaya, opened about 80 km to the south in the Schirmacher Oasis.
Станция открыта 10 марта 1959 года 4-й Советской антарктической экспедицией на шельфовом леднике у Берега Принцессы Астрид и названа в честь Михаила Лазарева. Здесь велись метеорологические, аэрологические, актинометрические, гляциологические и океанологические наблюдения. 26 февраля 1961 года станция закрыта: её заменила Новолазаревская, открытая примерно в 80 км южнее, в оазисе Ширмахера.
EraUSSR
FunctionResearch station
Present ownernot in use (station closed in 1961)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1959
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2020-02
According to Roshydromet (February 2020), Lazarev Station, opened in 1959, was replaced two years later by Novolazarevskaya.