Progress Antactic Polar Station, Russia

Antarctic Research Stations

Progress Antarctic Polar Station
Russia
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Photo Credit: Aleksandr Nikolaev Google Earth

Station opened January 1989; 77 maximum summer population; 20 average winter population
The following science activities are carried out at Progress:
Environmental monitoring
Geodesy/mapping
Glaciology - sea ice zone
Meteorological observations
Onshore geology/geophysics
Seismology
Tide measurement
70,000 sq m total station area 12 building(s) 2,000 sq m combined floor area 1,350 sq m used as accommodation

Posted by: Rebay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_Station

Photo Credit: Aleksandr Nikolaev Google Earth
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Photo Credit: Aleksandr Nikolaev Google Earth
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Photo Credit: Google Earth
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Photo Credit: Google Earth
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Photo Credit: Google Earth
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Photo Credit: Google Earth
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Photo Credit: polecx Google Earth
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Photo Credit: polecx Google Earth

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