King Sejong Station
The King Sejong Station is a research station for the Korea Antarctic Research Program that is named after King Sejong the Great of Joseon. Established on February 17, 1988, it consists of 11 facility buildings and two observatories, and it is located on the Barton Peninsula, it is currently overseen by station chief scientist In-Young Ahn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Noel Hill and Buddington Peak.
Noel Hill
Peak
Noel Hill is a conspicuous slate knob, 255 m high, on the Barton Peninsula in the west part of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. The name was used by Scottish geologist David Ferguson in a 1921 report based upon his investigations of King George Island in 1913–14. Noel Hill is situated 3 km east of King Sejong Station.
Buddington Peak
Peak
Buddington Peak is a peak rising between Collins Harbor and Marian Cove in the southwest part of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for James W. Buddington Peak is situated 3 km north of King Sejong Station.
King Sejong Station
- Type: Scientific research base
- Description: research station
- Category: Antarctic research station
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“King Sejong Station” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Base Rei Sejong”
- Cebuano: “King Sejong Station”
- Chinese: “世宗王站”
- Chinese: “世宗科学基地”
- Chinese: “世宗科學基地”
- Dutch: “King Sejong Station”
- French: “base antarctique du roi Sejong”
- French: “Base antarctique du roi Sejong”
- German: “König-Sejong-Station”
- Italian: “Base King Sejong”
- Italian: “Base re Sejong”
- Italian: “Base scientifica Sejong”
- Italian: “Base Sejong”
- Italian: “King Sejong Base”
- Italian: “King Sejong Station”
- Italian: “Stazione king Sejong”
- Italian: “Stazione scientifica Sejong”
- Italian: “Stazione Sejong”
- Japanese: “世宗基地”
- Korean: “세종 과학 기지”
- Korean: “세종 기지”
- Korean: “세종과학기지”
- Korean: “세종기지”
- Latvian: “Kingsedžona”
- Latvian: “Sedžona”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “King Sejong-stasjonen”
- Persian: “ایستگاه سجونگ کبیر”
- Polish: “King Sejong”
- Portuguese: “Estação Rei Sejong”
- Spanish: “Base Rey Sejong”
- Swedish: “King Sejong Station”
- Ukrainian: “Король Седжон (антарктична станція)”
- Ukrainian: “Король Седжон”
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