Komsomolskaya (Antarctic research station)
For other uses, see Komsomolsky (disambiguation).
| Komsomolskaya | |
|---|---|
| Antarctic base | |
  Komsomolskaya Location of the abandoned Komsomolskaya Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 74°06′S 94°30′E / 74.100°S 94.500°ECoordinates: 74°06′S 94°30′E / 74.100°S 94.500°E | |
| Country |
 Soviet Union |
| Location in Antarctica | Queen Mary Land |
| Administered by | Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute |
| Operational | 1957 |
| Evacuated | 1962 |
| Elevation | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) |
Komsomolskaya was a Soviet Antarctic inland research station founded in 1957 in Queen Mary Land, in eastern Antarctica. It was a year-round station till 1959, then used as a seasonal outpost till 1962 when it was shut down permanently. Nonetheless it is still used as a fuel storage stop for supply caravans en route from Mirny Station to Vostok Station.
The station was located 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) above sea level, and 760 kilometres (470 mi) inland from Mirny Station.
Estonian writer Juhan Smuul spent a week in Komsomolskaya in 1958 and described the life and working there in his book Antarctica Ahoy!: The Ice Book, originally published in 1960 as Jäine raamat.
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