Wasa station

-73.05 -13.416666666667Coordinates: 73 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ S , 13 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ W.

Wasa

Antarctic

Wasa is a Swedish research station in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica . It is located on the 365 m high base in the Kraulberge about 120 km from the coast and is only operated in the southern summer. The Finnish station Aboa is in the immediate vicinity . The entire complex is called Nordenskiöldbasen .

The station is designed for 12 researchers and is managed by the Polarforskningssekretariatet. In addition to the 133 m² main building, there are work and observation modules. The power supply is provided with the help of wind power and solar energy systems . Crawler caterpillars, living containers, snowmobiles and sledges are available for expeditions into the surrounding area .

The Wasa station was inaugurated during the Swedish Antarctic expedition SWEDARP 1988/89 on January 17, 1989. With this measure, Sweden wanted to underpin its status as a consultative state within the Antarctic Treaty , which the country joined in 1984.

Sweden continues to operate the Antarctic station Svea in the Heimefrontfjella mountain range .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Wasa och Svea - forskningsstationer i Antarktis ( Memento from October 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (schw./engl.), Polarforskningssekretariatet, 2012, accessed February 28, 2015.
↑ Svensk forskningsstation i Antarktis fyller 25 år , Polarforskningssekretariatet, on mynewsdesk.com, January 17, 2014, accessed February 28, 2015.

Web links

Stationsbygge , documentary about the construction of the station on Youtube.

[broschyr-1] Wasa och Svea - forskningsstationer i Antarktis ( Memento from October 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (schw./engl.), Polarforskningssekretariatet, 2012, accessed February 28, 2015.

[mynewsdesk-2] Svensk forskningsstation i Antarktis fyller 25 år , Polarforskningssekretariatet, on mynewsdesk.com, January 17, 2014, accessed February 28, 2015.