Asuka Station (Antarctica) Explained

Asuka Station
Native Name:あすか基地
Native Name Lang:ja
Other Name:Asuka Observation Base
Settlement Type:Antarctic research station
Pushpin Map:Antarctica
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Antarctica
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Coordinates:[1]
Subdivision Type:Region
Subdivision Name:Queen Maud Land
Subdivision Type1:Location
Subdivision Name1:Near Mount Romnaes
Established Title:Established
Extinct Title:Closed
Named For:Asuka, Yamato
Government Type:Administration
Governing Body:NIPR, Japan
Population Blank1 Title:Summer
Population Blank2 Title:Winter
Blank Name Sec1:Active times
Blank Info Sec1:Every summer
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The is a permanent Japanese Antarctic unmanned observation base. It is located on Queen Maud Land and was opened in 1985.[2] The station closed in January 1992 and is listed as temporarily closed as of 2015. It is currently under snow.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asuka Camp . SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica . Australian Antarctic Data Centre . 10 March 2024.
  2. http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/outline/numeral/01.html National Institute of Polar Research
  3. Web site: Asuka Station, WAP JPN-Ø1 . World Antarctic Program . 18 April 2023.