Mizuho Station | |
Native Name: | みずほ基地 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Antarctic research station |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Antarctica |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Queen Maud Land |
Subdivision Type1: | Location |
Subdivision Name1: | Mizuho Plateau |
Established Title: | Established |
Extinct Title: | Closed |
Named For: | Mizuho Plateau |
Government Type: | Administration |
Governing Body: | NIPR, Japan |
Elevation M: | 2230 |
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 was a permanent Japanese Antarctic transshipment station. Located on Mizuho Plateau 2230 m above sea level, it was opened in 1970. It was operated by the Japanese National Institute of Polar Research, and closed in 1987. It was occasionally visited by some parties for meteorological and glaciological observations.[1]