Asuka Station (Antarctica)

This article is about the Antarctic research station. For the train station in Nara, Japan, see Asuka Station.

The Asuka Station (Japanese: あすか基地, Hepburn: Asuka Kichi) was a permanent Japanese Antarctic unmanned observation base. It is located on Queen Maud Land and was opened in 1985.^[2] The station closed in January 1992 and is listed as temporarily closed as of 2015. It is currently under snow.^[3]

Asuka Station あすか基地 Asuka Observation Base (until 2004)
Antarctic research station
Asuka Station Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 71°31′18″S 24°08′12″E[1]
Region	Queen Maud Land
Location	Near Mount Romnaes
Established	26 March 1985 (1985-03-26)
Closed	January 1992 (1992-01)
Named after	Asuka, Yamato
Government
• Type	Administration
• Body	NIPR, Japan
Active times	Every summer
Website	nipr.ac.jp

See also

• List of Antarctic research stations
• List of Antarctic field camps