Wrangel Island Polar Station
Wrangel Island Polar Station is a scientific research base in Russia. Wrangel Island Polar Station is situated nearby to the locality Ushakovskoye.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Ushakovskoye
Locality
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Ushakovskoye was a rural locality on the south east coast of Wrangel Island, Shmidtovsky District in the Russian Arctic that was deserted in 2003. Ushakovskoye was named after the explorer and founder of the polar station in Rogers Bay, Georgy Ushakov, who discovered a number of new islands in the Russian arctic.
Wrangel Island Polar Station
- Type: Scientific research base
- Also known as: “Polyarnaya Stantsiya Ostrov Vrangelya”
- Location: Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
70.98069° or 70° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
-178.4808° or 178° 28′ 51″ westOpen location code
C223XGJ9+7MGeoNames ID
11288556
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In Other Languages
“Wrangel Island Polar Station” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Полярная Станция Остров Врангеля”
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