Leningradskaya Station

Leningradskaya station (Russian: Ленинградская) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) Antarctic research station, located in the northern shore of Victoria Land, at the Oates Coast.[2] It was opened on February 25, 1971 by the members of the 15th Soviet Antarctic Expedition.[2][3] It closed in 1991, but during its lifetime was host to studies of meteorology, Earth magnetism, oceanology and glaciology.[2]

Leningradskaya Station
Ленинградская
Antarctic base
Location of Leningradskaya Station in Antarctica
Location of Leningradskaya Station in Antarctica
Leningradskaya Station
Location of Leningradskaya Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 69°30′05″S 159°23′31″E
Country Soviet Union
 Russia
Location in AntarcticaVictoria Land
Oates Coast
Antarctica
Administered byRomanian Institute of Polar Research
Established25 February 1971 (1971-02-25)
Closed1991 (1991)
Elevation
[1]
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 • Summer
Up to 10
 • Winter
0
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
WebsiteAntarctic Research and Investigation

In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), said:

There are plans to open the mothballed stations Molodyozhnaya, Leningradskaya and Russkaya in the 2007–2008 season. This will bring great benefits because these stations are located in the Pacific sector of Antarctica, which is poorly covered by scientific studies.

See also

References
  1. Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. "Station Leningradskaya". Federal Program World Ocean Antarctic Research and Investigation Subprogram Russian Antarctic Expedition. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. Dosachev, I. D.; Gusev, V. P. (1980). "The medical geography of Leningradskaya station (Antarctica)". Polar Geography and Geology. 4 (1): 50–52. doi:10.1080/10889378009377129. ISSN 0273-8457.
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