Komsomolskaya (Antarctic research station)

For other uses, see Komsomolsky (disambiguation).

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]

Komsomolskaya Station Комсомольская
Antarctic research station
Komsomolskaya Station Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 74°06′15″S 97°30′10″E
Region	Queen Mary Land
Established	6 November 1957 (1957-11-06)
Closed	1962 (1962)
Government
• Type	Administration
• Body	AARI, Soviet Union
Elevation	3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Active times	All year-round
Website	aari.ru

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]}

See also

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