Asuka Station (Antarctica)
Asuka Station あすか基地 Asuka Observation Base (until 2004) | |
|---|---|
  Asuka Station Location in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 71°31′18″S 24°08′12″E / 71.5217°S 24.1367°E[1] | |
| Region | Queen Maud Land |
| Location | Near Mount Romnaes |
| Established | 26 March 1985 |
| Closed | January 1992 |
| Named for | Asuka, Yamato |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administration |
| • Body | NIPR, Japan |
| Active times | Every summer |
| Website | nipr.ac.jp |
The Asuka Station (Japanese: あすか基地, Hepburn: Asuka Kichi) was a permanent Japanese Antarctic unmanned observation base. It is located on Queen Maud Land and was opened in 1985.[2] The station closed in January 1992 and is listed as temporarily closed as of 2015. It is currently under snow.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Asuka Camp". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ National Institute of Polar Research
- ^ "Asuka Station, WAP JPN-Ø1". World Antarctic Program. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
