Novolazarevskaya Station
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Novolazarevskaya Station | |
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Research Station | |
Novolazarevskaya station in 2006
Novolazarevskaya station in 2006
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Continent | Antarctica |
Government | |
• Type | Polar Research Organization |
• Body | Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute |
Novolazarevskaya Station (Russian: Станция Новолазаревская) is a Russian, formerly Soviet, Antarctic research station. The station is located at Schirmacher Oasis, Queen Maud Land, 75 km from the Antarctic coast, from which it is separated by Lazarev Ice Shelf. It was opened on January 18, 1961 by the 6th Soviet Antarctic Expedition. The maximum summer population is 70.
Novolazarevskaya has an airstrip that serves both research-related and commercial flights. In 2010 GLONASS differential reference station started to work in Novolazarevskaya. The reference station also provides Internet to Novolazarevsklaya personnel.
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Climate
Climate data for Novolazarevskaya Station | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.2 (36) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−7.42 (18.65) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−7.8 (18) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−1.1 (30) |
−10.27 (13.53) |
Average low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−13.3 (8.05) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.098) |
2.7 (0.106) |
8.9 (0.35) |
14.5 (0.571) |
29.0 (1.142) |
34.6 (1.362) |
34.7 (1.366) |
36.3 (1.429) |
33.1 (1.303) |
24.8 (0.976) |
10.8 (0.425) |
5.8 (0.228) |
237.7 (9.356) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 56.3 | 49.6 | 48.2 | 46.9 | 48.9 | 50.4 | 49.3 | 49.9 | 48.0 | 49.5 | 52.3 | 57.0 | 50.53 |
Source: Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute[1] |
See also
References
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External links
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- Official website Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
- AARI Novolazarevskaya Station
- GLONASS reference station was built in Novolazarevskaya Station
- COMNAP • Antarctic facilities[dead link]
- COMNAP • Antarctic facilities map
- Novo Lazarevskaya Station Ham Radio
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