Aboa (research station)
Aboa (from the Latin name of Turku) is a seasonal Finnish research station in Antarctica, located in Queen Maud Land, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the coast, on a nunatak called Basen in the Vestfjella Mountains.
Aboa Station | |
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 Aboa Station | |
| Etymology: Latin name of Turku | |
  Aboa Station Location of Aboa Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 73°02′32″S 13°24′26″W | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Location in Antarctica | Princess Martha Coast Queen Maud Land |
| Administered by | Finnish Antarctic Research Program |
| Established | 1988 |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 13 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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Facilities and purpose
Opened in 1988, the station was designed and built by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and funded by the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry (now part of the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy).[2]
The station is used in the Antarctic summer only. Currently the station has living and work space for expeditions of 15 people, and allows temporary living space for up to 17 people.[1][2]
The Swedish station Wasa is located only 200 metres (660 ft) away. Together, Aboa and Wasa form the Nordenskiöld Base and the two stations work in close cooperation.[3]
References
- Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- "Aboa research station", Finnish Antarctic Research Program (FINNARP)
- "Research Stations" Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
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