Mirny Station
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For other uses, see Mirny (disambiguation).
The Mirny Station (Russian: Мирный, literally Peaceful) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) first Antarctic science station[2] located in Queen Mary Land, Antarctica, on the Antarctic coast of the Davis Sea.
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Location of Mirny Station in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 66°33′11″S 93°00′35″E | |
Country | Russia |
Location in Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory |
Administered by | Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute |
Operational | 13 February 1956 (1956-02-13) |
Named for | Mirny |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Summer | 50 |
• Winter | 25 |
UN/LOCODE | AQ MIR |
Type | All-year round |
Period | Annual |
Status | Operational |
Activities | List
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Website | www.aari.nw.ru |
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The station is managed by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and was named after the support vessel Mirny captained by Mikhail Lazarev during the First Russian Antarctic Expedition, led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen on Vostok.
Mirny Station was damaged by a fire on Sunday 21 June 2020.[3]