Antarctica

Borga Base

Borga Base was a semipermanent Antarctic research station operated by South Africa named after Borg Massif where it was located. It was created to house 4-5 people year-round and was 350 kilometers south of the location of South Africa's primary Antarctic research station, .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: antarctic base in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Borga”

Borga Base

Latitude
-72.96505° or 72° 57′ 54″ south
Longitude
-3.79646° or 3° 47′ 47″ west
Elevation
980 metres (3,215 feet)
Inception
1969
Open location code
2CVR26M3+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2012557483
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q15218700
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Borga Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Borga”
  • Latvian: “Borga (polārstacija)”
  • Latvian: “Borga”
  • Macedonian: “База Борга (Антартик)”
  • Macedonian: “Борга”
  • Swedish: “Borga forskningsstation”
  • Swedish: “Borga”

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