The Jang Bogo Station in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica is a permanent South Korean research station. It is the second base of South Korean Antarctic research mission (after King Sejong Station), and the first that is located in mainland Antarctica. Completed in February 2014,[2] the station houses 23 people in winter and 62 in summer[1] in a 4000 square-metre building with three wings, and is one of the larger permanent bases in Antarctica.
Jang Bogo Station | |
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 South Korean Jang Bogo Station seen from a ridge south of it in January 2017 | |
  Jang Bogo Station Location of Jang Bogo Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 74°37′26″S 164°13′44″E / 74.624015°S 164.228815°E | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Location in Antarctica | Terra Nova Bay Ross Sea |
| Administered by | Korea Polar Research Institute |
| Established | February 2014 |
| Elevation | 36.6 m (120.1 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 62 |
| • Winter | 23 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ JBS |
| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | Climate change |
| Website | Korea Polar Research Institute |
| Jang Bogo Station | |
| Hangul | 장보고과학기지 |
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| Hanja | 張保皐科學基地 |
| Revised Romanization | Jangbogo Gwahak Giji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Changpoko Kwahak Kiji |
The base, named after an eighth-century maritime ruler of Korea, is located in the Ross Dependency and near the Zucchelli Station of Italy. It was built by Hyundai Engineering and Construction, with material shipped from Busan to Lyttelton, New Zealand for transfer to the new Korean icebreaker, the RS Araon. For aeronautic operations such as the transport of personnel or cargo, the base is supported by the Italian Antarctic Program using the ice runway operated by Zucchelli Station in Tethys Bay.
Jang Bogo Station opened on 12 February 2014.[3][4] A dedication ceremony was held for it by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
See also
edit- List of Antarctic research stations
- List of Antarctic field camps
- King Sejong Station, the first South Korean research mission in Antarctica, completed in 1988.
References
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- ^ a b c Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "donga.com[English donga]". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Korea strengthens international relations for Antarctic season". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ Kim, Seunguk (2014-02-12). '두 번째 남극 기지' 장보고과학기지 준공(종합) [Open the Jang Bogo Station, ‘second station in Antarctica’ (Roundup)]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Jang Bogo Station & King Sejong Station. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- Antarctic oil sets up cold war by Michael Field in the Sunday Star-Times (New Zealand) of 18 September 2011, page A13.
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