Taishan Station | |
Native Name: | 泰山站 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Settlement Type: | Antarctic base |
Flag Size: | 110px |
Flag Border: | no |
Mapsize: | 350px |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Taishan Station in Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Taishan Station in Antarctica |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Type1: | Location in Antarctica |
Subdivision Name1: | Princess Elizabeth Land Antarctica |
Subdivision Type3: | Administered by |
Subdivision Name3: | Polar Research Institute of China |
Established Title: | Established |
Elevation M: | 2,621 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
Population Blank1: | 20 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
Population Blank2: | 0 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Type |
Blank Info Sec1: | Seasonal |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Period |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Summer |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Status |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Operational |
Blank Name Sec2: | Activities |
Taishan Station | |
Altitude: | 2,621 m |
Building Type: | Research station |
Start Date: | December 26, 2013 |
Completion Date: | February 8, 2014 |
Floor Area: | 1,000 m2 |
Seating Capacity: | 20 people |
Taishan Station is the fourth of the five Chinese research stations in Antarctica.
Officially opened on February 8, 2014, it is the fourth Chinese research station in Antarctica following Great Wall, Zhongshan and Kunlun stations. The fifth, Qinling, followed in February, 2024.
The site is located 2,621 m above sea level in Princess Elizabeth Land, 522 km and 600 km to Zhongshan and Kunlun stations respectively.[2] One of its functions is to serve as a relay point between the two stations.
The construction started on December 26, 2013. The station's main building covers an area of 410 m2, together with the auxiliary building covering 590 m2, provide the living and researching area for 20 people during the Antarctic summer.[1] [2]