Zhongshan Station (Antarctica)
Zhongshan Station
中山站 | |
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 Zhongshan Station in 2007 | |
  Zhongshan Station Location of Zhongshan Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 69°22′25″S 76°22′18″E / 69.373587°S 76.371652°E | |
| Country |  China |
| Location in Antarctica | Larsemann Hills Prydz Bay East Antarctica |
| Administered by | Polar Research Institute of China |
| Established | 26 February 1989 |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
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| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Website | Chinese Arctic and Antarctic |
Zhongshan Station (Chinese: 中山站; pinyin: Zhōngshān Zhàn) is the second Chinese research station in Antarctica and was opened on February 26, 1989.
It is managed by the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC). It is located in the Larsemann Hills by Prydz Bay in East Antarctica, and is near the Russian Progress II Station and the Romanian Law-Racoviţă Station.
The station is supplied by annual visits of the Chinese Antarctic support vessel Xuě Lóng.
The station can accommodate 60 summering personnel and 25 wintering personnel. It is a base for research on marine, glaciological, geological, and atmospheric sciences and for expeditions inland, such as to the Kunlun Station at Dome A.
According to The Age in January 2010 the station was visited by a delegation that included Xu Shaoshi, China's Minister for Land and Resources and the director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, Qu Tanzhou.[1]
It is about 15 km from the Indian research station Bharati.
See also
- List of Antarctic research stations
- List of Antarctic field camps
- Antarctic Great Wall Station
- Antarctic Kunlun Station
- Antarctic Taishan Station
- Arctic Yellow River Station
- Polar Research Institute of China
- Xuě Lóng
References
- ^ Jo Chandler (2010-01-07). "China flags polar resource goals". The Age. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
