Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station

Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station is a Polish research station on King George Island, off the coast of .
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  • Type: Scientific research base
  • Description: Antarctic research station
  • Also known as: “Arctowski /Pol./”, “Arctowski Station”, “Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station (Poland)”, and “Henryk Arctowski Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arctowski Lighthouse and Jardine Peak.

Lighthouse
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is situated 1 km southeast of Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.

Peak
is a peak, 285 metres high, standing 1 nautical mile southwest of on the west side of , , in the .

Glacier
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is a flowing northeast into , , north of Llano Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after the Institute of Ecology of the , the sponsor of nearby Arctowski Station. is situated 2½ km south of Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.

Hamlet
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The is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program. is situated 9 km northeast of Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.

Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station

Latitude
-62.15333° or 62° 9′ 12″ south
Longitude
-58.48167° or 58° 28′ 54″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AQ ARC
Open location code
3893RGW9+M8
Geo­Names ID
6620757
Wiki­data ID
Q638234
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محطة هنريك أركتوسكي”
  • Arabic: “محطة هنريك اركتوسكي”
  • Cebuano: “Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station”
  • Chinese: “亨里克·阿克托夫斯基站”
  • Dutch: “Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station”
  • Finnish: “Arctowskin asema”
  • Finnish: “Arctowskin tutkimusasema”
  • Finnish: “Henryk Arctowskin tutkimusasema”
  • French: “base antarctique Arctowski”
  • French: “Base antarctique Arctowski”
  • German: “Arctowski-Station”
  • Greek: “Πολωνικός Ανταρκτικός Σταθμός «Χένρικ Αρτστόφσκι»”
  • Italian: “Base Arctowski”
  • Italian: “Base Henryk Arctowski”
  • Italian: “Polska Stacja Antarktyczna im. Henryka Arctowskiego”
  • Italian: “Stazione antartica polacca Henryk Arctowski”
  • Italian: “Stazione Arctowski”
  • Italian: “Stazione Henryk Arctowski”
  • Japanese: “ヘンリク・アルクトフスキ基地”
  • Latvian: “Arctovski”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arctowski (forskningsstasjon)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Henryk Arctowski-stasjonen”
  • Norwegian: “Henryk Arctowski antarktiske forskningsstasjon”
  • Norwegian: “Henryk Arctowski-stasjonen (Polen)”
  • Norwegian: “Henryk Arctowski-stasjonen”
  • Polish: “Polska Stacja Antarktyczna im. Henryka Arctowskiego”
  • Polish: “Polska Stacja Polarna im. Henryka Arctowskiego”
  • Polish: “Stacja im. H. Arctowskiego”
  • Portuguese: “Estação Antártica Polaca Henryk Arctowski”
  • Russian: “Арцтовский”
  • Spanish: “Base Henryk Arctowski”
  • Swedish: “Arctowski”
  • Ukrainian: “Арцтовський (антарктична станція)”
  • Ukrainian: “Арцтовський”

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