Aboa (research station)
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Aboa is a Finnish
research station
in Antarctica. It was built in 1988. It is located in Queen Maud Land
, about 130 kilometers from the coast, on a nunatak
called Basen in the Vestfjella Mountains
. The station was designed and built by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
, and funded by the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry (now part of the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy).
The station is only used in Antarctic summer. Currently, the station has living and work space for expeditions of 12 people, and allows temporary living space for up to 18 people.
The Swedish
station Wasa is located only 200 meters away. Together, Aboa and Wasa form the Nordenskiöld Base
. The two stations are in close cooperation.
This article includes material from Finnish Wikipedia article Aboa (asema), revision as of 2009-03-02.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
research station
Research station
A research station is a station built for the purpose of conducting scientific research. Research station sites might include outer space and oceans. Many nations have research stations in Antarctica; Showa Station, Halley and Troll are examples...
in Antarctica. It was built in 1988. It is located in Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
, about 130 kilometers from the coast, on a nunatak
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
called Basen in the Vestfjella Mountains
Kraul Mountains
Kraul Mountains is a chain of mountains and nunataks that trend northeastward from Veststraumen Glacier for approximately in western Queen Maud Land. They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Capt. Otto Kraul, ice pilot of the...
. The station was designed and built by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is largest multidisciplinary research organisation in Northern Europe. It provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services...
, and funded by the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry (now part of the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy).
The station is only used in Antarctic summer. Currently, the station has living and work space for expeditions of 12 people, and allows temporary living space for up to 18 people.
The Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
station Wasa is located only 200 meters away. Together, Aboa and Wasa form the Nordenskiöld Base
Nordenskiöld Base
The Nordenskiöld Base is a name sometimes used for the facilities shared by the Antarctic stations Wasa and Aboa ....
. The two stations are in close cooperation.
This article includes material from Finnish Wikipedia article Aboa (asema), revision as of 2009-03-02.