Novolazarevskaya Station

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Novolazarevskaya Station (Russian: Станция Новолазаревская) is a Russian, formerly Soviet, Antarctic research station. The station is located at Schirmacher Oasis, Queen Maud Land, 75 km from the Antarctic coast. It was opened on January 18, 1961 by the 6th Soviet Antarctic Expedition. The maximum summer population is 70.

Novolazarevskaya has an airstrip that serves both research-related and commercial flights.

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Soviet Antarctic Expedition

[edit] External links

Official page at AARI website

Coordinates: 70°50′46″S, 11°50′50″E

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