Wasa Research Station
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Wasa Station | |
|---|---|
  Wasa Station Location of Wasa Research Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 73°02′24″S 13°23′55″W / 73.039901°S 13.398584°W | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Location in Antarctica | Princess Martha Coast Queen Maud Land Antarctica |
| Administered by | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat |
| Established | 1988 |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 13 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ WSA |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | Variable according to the expedition |
| Website | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat |
The Wasa Research Station is a Swedish research facility in Antarctica, established in 1988/1989. It is situated next to the Finnish Aboa Research Station on the Basen nunatak in the Kraul Mountains in Queen Maud Land. The two stations cooperate, and are jointly referred to as the Nordenskiöld Base Camp.[2]
Purpose and facilities
[edit]The Wasa Station is operated by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat during the summer season, and accommodates up to 20 people.[1] Its main building is 17.5 by 7.6 metres (57 ft × 25 ft), and constructed on top of 1.5-metre (4 ft 11 in) long supporting cylinders to avoid accumulation of snow. It features four bedrooms, a big kitchen and a living room. There is also a shower, a sauna and a laundry room. The station was designed to be extremely energy efficient, with energy supplied mainly by solar and wind power.
The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has developed a system of tracked vehicles, sledges and housing modules for transportation to the scientists’ workplaces. Snowmobiles are used for shorter, less laborious fieldwork. Wasa and the other research stations in Dronning Maud Land are reached through the aviation partnership within DROMLaN, the Dronning Maud Land Air Network.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Research Stations", Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141023142720/http://polar.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/broschyr_wasa_svea.pdf Official site of the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
