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Vostok Station
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Vostok Station
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Vostok Station

Антарктическая станция Восток
Antarcticaстанция Восток1957Public buildings
The only Russian inland Antarctic station, founded on 16 December 1957 by the 2nd Soviet Antarctic Expedition. It stands on an ice sheet about 3,700 m thick above subglacial Lake Vostok; a temperature of −89.2 °C was recorded here in 1983. It is named after the sloop Vostok of the 1819–1821 expedition.
Единственная российская внутриконтинентальная антарктическая станция, основанная 16 декабря 1957 года 2-й Советской антарктической экспедицией. Расположена на ледниковом щите толщиной около 3700 м над подлёдным озером Восток; в 1983 году здесь зарегистрирована температура −89,2 °C. Названа в честь шлюпа «Восток» экспедиции 1819–1821 годов.

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EraUSSR
FunctionResearch station
Present ownerArctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russian Antarctic Expedition, Roshydromet)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1957
StatusIn use
As of2023-03
As reported in March 2023, the station is one of seven operating Russian Antarctic stations.

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