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Zhongshan Station (Antarctica)
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Zhongshan Station (Chinese: 中山站; pinyin: Zhōngshān Zhàn) is the second Chinese research station in Antarctica and was opened on February 26, 1989.
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Zhongshan Station
中山站 | |
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![]() Zhongshan Station in 2007 | |
Location of Zhongshan Station in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 69°22′25″S 76°22′18″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Location in Antarctica | Larsemann Hills Prydz Bay East Antarctica |
Administered by | Polar Research Institute of China |
Established | 26 February 1989 (1989-02-26) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Summer | 60 |
• Winter | 17 |
UN/LOCODE | AQ ZGN |
Type | All-year round |
Period | Annual |
Status | Operational |
Activities | List
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Website | Chinese Arctic and Antarctic |
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