Mirny Station

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Mirny Station is a Russian research base in Antarctica that serves as a key hub for scientific studies of the polar environment and climate.

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instanceOf Antarctic research station
Russian Antarctic base
averageSummerTemperature around −5 °C
averageWinterTemperature about −20 °C
coast Davis Sea NERFINISHED
coastalType ice shelf edge
continent Antarctica
country Russia
elevation 30 metres
approximately 30 m above sea level
environmentalRegime Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty NERFINISHED
extremeTemperature below −40 °C
formerCountry Soviet Union NERFINISHED
foundedBy Soviet Union NERFINISHED
governingTreaty Antarctic Treaty System NERFINISHED
hasClimate polar climate
hasFacility fuel storage
ionospheric observation equipment
laboratories
living quarters
meteorological observatory
power plant
radio communication station
location Queen Mary Land NERFINISHED
namedAfter Mikhail Lazarev’s sloop Mirny NERFINISHED
sloop Mirny NERFINISHED
nearbyFeature Davis Sea coast NERFINISHED
Sovetskaya Gavan Bay NERFINISHED
notableFor long-term climate observations in East Antarctica
long-term meteorological records
openingDate 1956-02-13
operator Russian Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED
partOfProgram Russian Antarctic research program NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose climate research
polar environment research
researchField climatology
geophysics
glaciology
meteorology
oceanography
upper atmosphere physics
role logistics hub for inland Antarctic stations
support base for Vostok Station
status permanently staffed
summerPopulation approximately 50 people
supplyMethod aircraft
icebreaker ship
timeZone UTC+06:00
winterPopulation approximately 30 people

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