Jang Bogo Station Explained

Jang Bogo Station
Settlement Type:Antarctic base
Flag Size:110px
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Mapsize:350px
Pushpin Map:Antarctica
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Jang Bogo Station in Antarctica
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Jang Bogo Station in Antarctica
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Coordinates:-74.624°N 164.2288°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Location in Antarctica
Subdivision Name1:Terra Nova Bay
Ross Sea
Subdivision Type3:Administered by
Subdivision Name3:Korea Polar Research Institute
Established Title:Established
Elevation M:36.6
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Summer
Population Blank1:62
Population Blank2 Title:Winter
Population Blank2:23
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Code1 Name:UN/LOCODE
Code1 Info:AQ JBS
Website:Korea Polar Research Institute
Hangul:장보고과학기지
Hanja:張保皐科學基地
Rr:Jangbogo Gwahak Giji
Mr:Changpoko Kwahak Kiji

The Jang Bogo Station in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica is a permanent South Korean research station. It is the second base of South Korean Antarctic research mission (after King Sejong Station), and the first that is located in mainland Antarctica. Completed in February 2014,[2] the station houses 23 people in winter and 62 in summer[1] in a 4000 square-metre building with three wings, and is one of the larger permanent bases in Antarctica.

The base, named after an eighth-century maritime ruler of Korea, is located in the Ross Dependency and near the Zucchelli Station of Italy. It was built by Hyundai Engineering and Construction, with material shipped from Busan to Lyttelton, New Zealand for transfer to the new Korean icebreaker, the RS Araon. For aeronautic operations such as the transport of personnel or cargo, the base is supported by the Italian Antarctic Program using the ice runway operated by Zucchelli Station in Tethys Bay.

Jang Bogo Station opened on 12 February 2014.[3] [4] A dedication ceremony was held for it by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

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  1. catalogue . Antarctic Station Catalogue . August 2017 . . 978-0-473-40409-3 . 103 . 16 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022102847/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61073506e9b0073c7eaaf464/t/611497cc1ece1b43f0eeca8a/1628739608968/COMNAP_Antarctic_Station_Catalogue.pdf . 22 October 2022 . live.
  2. Web site: donga.com[English donga]]. The Dong-a Ilbo. 2 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Korea strengthens international relations for Antarctic season . October 1, 2013.
  4. News: Kim . Seunguk . 2014-02-12 . ko:'두 번째 남극 기지' 장보고과학기지 준공(종합) . Open the Jang Bogo Station, ‘second station in Antarctica’ (Roundup) . http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/economy/2014/02/11/0325000000AKR20140211148551030.HTML . ko . . Jang Bogo Station & King Sejong Station . 2014-02-12.