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 |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
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 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
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]