Showa Station
Syowa Station is a Japanese permanent research station on East Ongul Island in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Built in 1957, Syowa Station is named for the era in the Japanese calendar during which it was established, the Shōwa period.
- Scientific research base
- …lies at an elevation of 29 metres (95 feet)
- Description: research station
- Also known as“Showa Station (Japan)”“Syowa /Nip./”“Syowa Station”
- Category: Antarctic research station
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-69.00441° or 69° 0′ 16″ south
Longitude
39.58179° or 39° 34′ 54″ east
Open location code
3G2XXHWJ+6P
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Showa Station” goes by many names.
محطة شواArabic
ŞovaAzerbaijani
Showa StationCebuano
昭和基地Chinese
ShowaCzech
ShowaDutch
Showa StationDutch
Stacio ShowaEsperanto
Stacio ŜoŭaEsperanto
ShowaFinnish
Base SyowaItalian
Stazione ShōwaItalian
Stazione SyowaItalian
SyowaItalian
しょうわきちJapanese
昭和基地Japanese
쇼와 기지Korean
ShōwaLatvian
SjovaLatvian
ŠovaLatvian
Stasiun ShowaMinangkabau
Stasiun Showa (Antarktika)Minangkabau
ShowaNorwegian
Showa-stasjonen (Japan)Norwegian
SyowaNorwegian
SyowaNorwegian Bokmål
Showa-stasjonenNorwegian Nynorsk
ایستگاه شوواPersian
ایستگاه شووا (قطب جنوب)Persian
SyowaPolish
СеваRussian
SyowaSwedish
Shōwa İstasyonuTurkish
СьоваUkrainian
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