Antarctica

Wasa Research Station

The Wasa Research Station is a research facility in , established in 1988/1989. It is situated next to the on the Basen nunatak in the in .
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  • Type: Dwelling
  • Description: Swedish research station in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Wasa Station”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nordenskiöld Base.

Neighborhood
The is a name used for the facilities shared by the stations and . The name is in honors Otto Nordenskjöld, a Finnish-Swedish polar explorer who led the first Swedish Antarctic Expedition.

Wasa Research Station

Latitude
-73.04333° or 73° 2′ 36″ south
Longitude
-13.40833° or 13° 24′ 30″ west
Population
1,990
Elevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)
Operator
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
Open location code
2CR8XH4R+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2418868745
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­isolated_dwelling
Wiki­data ID
Q2280257
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Wasa Research Station” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wasa Station”
  • Chinese: “瓦萨站”
  • Chinese: “瓦薩站”
  • Dutch: “Wasa”
  • Finnish: “Wasa”
  • French: “Base antarctique Wasa”
  • German: “Wasa-Station”
  • Hausa: “Tashar Bincike ta Wasa”
  • Italian: “Base Wasa”
  • Italian: “Stazione di ricerca Wasa”
  • Italian: “Stazione Wasa”
  • Latvian: “Vāsa”
  • Latvian: “Wasa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wasa”
  • Norwegian: “Wasa”
  • Polish: “Wasa”
  • Russian: “Васа”
  • Spanish: “Base antartica Wasa”
  • Spanish: “Base antártica Wasa”
  • Spanish: “Base Wasa”
  • Swedish: “Wasa”
  • Ukrainian: “Васа (антарктична станція)”
  • Ukrainian: “Васа”

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