Vanda Station
Antarctic research station in Near Lake Vanda, Victoria Land / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vanda Station was an Antarctic research base in the western highlands (Victoria Land) of the Ross Dependency, specifically on the shore of Lake Vanda, at the mouth of Onyx River, in the Wright Valley.
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Vanda Station | |
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Coordinates: 77°31′00″S 161°40′00″E | |
Region | Victoria Land |
Location | Near Lake Vanda |
Established | 9 January 1969 (1969-01-09) |
Closed | 1995 (1995) |
Government | |
• Type | Administration |
• Body | DSIR, New Zealand |
Population | |
• Summer | 8 |
• Winter | 5 |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDST) |
Active times | All year-round until 1974, every summer from 1976 |
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