Komsomolskaya Station
Комсомольская | |
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  Komsomolskaya Station Location in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 74°06′15″S 97°30′10″E / 74.1043°S 97.5027°E | |
| Region | Queen Mary Land |
| Established | 6 November 1957 |
| Closed | 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administration |
| • Body | AARI, Soviet Union |
| Elevation | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) |
| Active times | All year-round |
| Website | aari.ru |
Komsomolskaya was a Soviet Antarctic inland research station founded in 1957 in Queen Mary Land,[1] 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.[2]
The station was located 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) above sea level, and 760 kilometres (470 mi) inland from Mirny Station.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
