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Aboa (research station)

Coordinates: 73°02′32″S 13°24′26″W / 73.042283°S 13.407350°W / -73.042283; -13.407350
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Aboa Station
Aboa Station
Aboa Station
Etymology: Latin name of Turku
Location of Aboa Station in Antarctica
Location of Aboa Station in Antarctica
Aboa Station
Location of Aboa Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 73°02′32″S 13°24′26″W / 73.042283°S 13.407350°W / -73.042283; -13.407350
Country Finland
Location in AntarcticaPrincess Martha Coast
Queen Maud Land
Administered byFinnish Antarctic Research Program
Established1988 (1988)
Elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
13
 • Winter
0
UN/LOCODEAQ ABA
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Geodesy
  • Glaciology
  • Marine biology
  • Oceanography

Aboa (from the Latin name of Turku) is a seasonal Finnish research station in Antarctica, located in Queen Maud Land, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the coast, on a nunatak called Basen in the Kraul Mountains.

Facilities and purpose

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Opened in 1988, the station was designed and built by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and funded by the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry (now part of the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy).[2]

The station is used in the Antarctic summer only. Currently the station has living and work space for expeditions of 15 people, and allows temporary living space for up to 17 people.[1][2]

The Swedish station Wasa is located only 200 metres (660 ft) away. Together, Aboa and Wasa form the Nordenskiöld Base and the two stations work in close cooperation.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Aboa research station", Finnish Antarctic Research Program (FINNARP)
  3. ^ "Research Stations" Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat