Druzhnaya IV Station | |
Native Name: | Дружная-4 |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Settlement Type: | Antarctic research station |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Antarctica |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Amery Ice Shelf |
Subdivision Type1: | Location |
Subdivision Name1: | Landing Bluff |
Established Title: | Established |
Extinct Title: | Closed |
Government Type: | Administration |
Governing Body: | Russian Antarctic Expedition |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
Population Blank1: | 50 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
Population Blank2: | 0 |
Code1 Name: | UN/LOCODE |
Code1 Info: | AQ DRZ |
Blank Name Sec1: | Active times |
Blank Info Sec1: | Every summer |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
Druzhnaya Station is any one of four different Antarctic research stations operated by the Soviet Union and later Russia from 1976 to 2013.
Druzhnaya I, II and III Stations | |
Settlement Type: | Antarctic research station |
Government Type: | Administration |
Governing Body: | Soviet Antarctic Expedition |
Blank Name Sec1: | Active times |
Blank Info Sec1: | Every summer |
Druzhnaya I Station | |
Native Name: | Дружная-1 |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Other Name: | Druzhnaya Station |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Last location in Antarctica |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [3] |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf |
Subdivision Type1: | Location |
Established Title: | Established |
Extinct Title: | Destroyed |
Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
Population Blank1: | 150 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
Population Blank2: | 0 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
Druzhnaya I was established in 1975 as seasonal field camps on the Filchner Ice Shelf to carry out topographic and geodetic mapping of the local area.[4]
In 1986, satellite images revealed ice breakup near Druzhnaya I. It drifted to sea in 1986 when the ice it was on broke from the main ice shelf as iceberg A23a.[5] It was later discovered at sea by the ship Kapitan Kondratyev. Its equipment and prefabricated structures were airlifted to the recently constructed Druzhnaya III.[6]
Druzhnaya II Station | |
Native Name: | Дружная-2 |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Last location in Antarctica |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf |
Subdivision Type1: | Location |
Established Title: | Established |
Extinct Title: | Closed |
Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
Druzhnaya II was a temporary field camp that operated from January 13 to February 21, 1982, on the Ronne Ice Shelf. It supported in the carrying out of radar sounding of the ice shelf.
Druzhnaya III Station | |
Native Name: | Дружная-3 |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Antarctica |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [7] |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Queen Maud Land |
Subdivision Type1: | Location |
Subdivision Name1: | Near Cape Norvegia |
Established Title: | Established |
Extinct Title: | Closed |
Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
Druzhnaya III was established in 1987 near Cape Norvegia. The station was constructed in two weeks.[8] Kapitan Kondratyev offloaded materials for the station immediately before proceeding to its Druzhnaya I salvage mission. It was closed in 1991.
Druzhnaya IV was established in 1987 near Sandefjord Bay (Coronation Island). Its main purposes were the logistic support to Soyuz Station and assistance with the creation of the Progress Station. It operated every summer season from 1991.[9] It was last used in the summer of 2015.[10]