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Russkaya Station

Антарктическая станция Русская

Antarcticaстанция Русская1980Public buildings

A station on a rock outcrop near Cape Burks in West Antarctica. A first attempt to build it in 1973 was interrupted by hurricane-force winds; the station was opened by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1980. The area is known for storm winds exceeding 70 m/s and difficult ice conditions; the station was mothballed in 1990.

Станция на выходе коренных пород у мыса Беркс в Западной Антарктиде. Первая попытка строительства в 1973 году была прервана ураганными ветрами; станция открыта Советской антарктической экспедицией в 1980 году. Район отличается штормовыми ветрами, превышающими 70 м/с, и сложной ледовой обстановкой; в 1990 году станция была законсервирована.

Property abroad

EraUSSR

FunctionResearch station

Present ownerArctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russian Antarctic Expedition, Roshydromet)

Acquisitionbuilt, 1980

StatusMothballed

As of2023-03

A March 2023 publication lists the station among Russia's seven Antarctic stations; it has been mothballed since 1990 and was temporarily reopened for seasonal work in 2007–2008.