Komsomolskaya (Antarctic research station)

Komsomolskaya was a Soviet Antarctic inland research station founded in 1957 in Queen Mary Land,[1] in eastern Antarctica. It was a year-round station till 1959, then used as a seasonal outpost till 1962 when it was shut down permanently. Nonetheless it is still used as a fuel storage stop for supply caravans en route from Mirny Station to Vostok Station.[2]

Komsomolskaya Station
Komsomolskaya Station
Location of Komsomolskaya Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 74°06′S 94°30′E
Country Soviet Union
Location in AntarcticaQueen Mary Land
Antarctica
Administered byArctic and Antarctic Research Institute
Established1957 (1957)
Evacuated1962 (1962)
Elevation
3,500 m (11,500 ft)
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusClosed
WebsiteOfficial website

The station was located 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) above sea level, and 760 kilometres (470 mi) inland from Mirny Station.

Estonian writer Juhan Smuul spent a week in Komsomolskaya in 1958 and described the life and working there in his book Antarctica Ahoy!: The Ice Book, originally published in 1960 as Jäine raamat.

See also

References

  1. "Soviet Antarctic expedition". Elsevier. 1965. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "The Unesco Courier, Volume 15". UNESCO. 1962. p. vi.


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