Bellingshausen Station

Bellingshausen Station is a Russian Antarctic station at , on King George Island of the . It was one of the first research stations founded by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1968.
  • Type: Scientific research base
  • Description: Antarctic research station
  • Also known as: “Base bellingshausen”, “Bellingshausen Station (Russia)”, “Bellinsgauzen”, “Белингсхаузен (станция)”, “Белинсхаузен (полярна станция)”, and “محطة بيلينجسهاوزن”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Davies Heights and Holy Trinity Church.

Peak
The are an elevated area, roughly…

Church
is a small Russian Orthodox church… is situated 1½ km south of Bellingshausen Station.

Lake
is a small lake 0.25 nautical miles north…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base and Villa Las Estrellas.

Neighborhood
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of .

Bellingshausen Station

Latitude
-62.18333° or 62° 11′ south
Longitude
-58.95° or 58° 57′ west
Open location code
3893R28X+MX
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bellingshausen Station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محطة بيلنجسهاوزن”
  • Arabic: “محطة بيلينغسهاوزن”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bellinshauzen”
  • Bulgarian: “Белингсхаузен (полярна станция)”
  • Bulgarian: “Белингсхаузен”
  • Catalan: “Base Bellingshausen”
  • Cebuano: “Bellingshausen Station”
  • Chinese: “别林斯高晋站”
  • Chuvash: “Беллинсгаузен (антарктика станцийĕ)”
  • Chuvash: “Беллинсгаузен”
  • Czech: “Bellingshausen”
  • Danish: “Bellingshausen”
  • Dutch: “Station Bellingshausen”
  • Finnish: “Bellingshausen”
  • French: “base antarctique Bellingshausen”
  • French: “Base antarctique Bellingshausen”
  • German: “Bellingshausen-Station”
  • Italian: “Stazione Bellingshausen”
  • Japanese: “ベリングスハウゼン基地”
  • Latvian: “Belinshauzena”
  • Lithuanian: “Belinshauzeno stotis”
  • Macedonian: “Белингсхаузен”
  • Macedonian: “Станица „Белингсхаузен“”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bellingshausen (forskningsstasjon)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bellingshausen-stasjonen”
  • Norwegian: “Bellingshausen-stasjonen (Russland)”
  • Norwegian: “Bellingshausen-stasjonen”
  • Norwegian: “Bellingshausen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Basa Bellingshausen”
  • Polish: “Bellingshausen”
  • Portuguese: “Estação Bellingshausen”
  • Russian: “Беллинсгаузен (антарктическая станция)”
  • Russian: “Беллинсгаузен”
  • Spanish: “Base Bellingshausen”
  • Swedish: “Bellingshausen”
  • Turkish: “Bellingshausen İstasyonu”
  • Ukrainian: “Беллінсгаузен (антарктична станція)”
  • Ukrainian: “Беллінсгаузен”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Professor Julio Escudero Base and Artigas Base.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Zhenzhu He and Fuschloger Beach.

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