Druzhnaya Station

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Druzhnaya IV Station
Дружная-4
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Druzhnaya IV Station
Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 69°44′00″S73°42′00″E / 69.7333°S 73.7000°E / -69.7333; 73.7000 (Druzhnaya IV Station) [1]
Region Amery Ice Shelf
Location Landing Bluff
Established1 January 1987 (1987-01-01)
Closed19 February 2015 (2015-02-19)
Government
  TypeAdministration
  Body Russian Antarctic Expedition
Elevation
[2]
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2017) [2]
  Summer
50
  Winter
0
UN/LOCODE AQ DRZ
Active timesEvery summer

Druzhnaya Station is any one of four different Antarctic research stations operated by the Soviet Union and later Russia from 1976 to 2013.

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Druzhnaya I

Druzhnaya I, II and III Stations
Druzhnaya Station
Government
  TypeAdministration
  Body Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Active timesEvery summer
Druzhnaya I Station
Дружная-1
Druzhnaya Station (until 1982)
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Druzhnaya I Station
Last location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 77°32′00″S40°13′00″W / 77.5333°S 40.2167°W / -77.5333; -40.2167 (Druzhnaya I Station) [3]
Region Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf
EstablishedDecember 1975 (1975-12)
DestroyedFebruary 1987 (1987-02)
Population
  Summer
150
  Winter
0

Druzhnaya I was established in 1975 as seasonal field camps on the Filchner Ice Shelf to carry out topographic and geodetic mapping of the local area. [4]

In 1986, satellite images revealed ice breakup near Druzhnaya I. It drifted to sea in 1986 when the ice it was on broke from the main ice shelf as iceberg A23a. [5] It was later discovered at sea by the ship Kapitan Kondratyev. Its equipment and prefabricated structures were airlifted to Druzhnaya III shortly after its construction. [6]

Druzhnaya II

Druzhnaya II Station
Дружная-2
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Druzhnaya II Station
Last location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 75°36′00″S57°52′00″W / 75.6000°S 57.8667°W / -75.6000; -57.8667 (Druzhnaya II Station)
Region Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf
Established13 January 1982 (1982-01-13)
Closed25 February 1986 (1986-02-25)

Druzhnaya II was a temporary field camp that operated from January 13 to February 21, 1982, on the Ronne Ice Shelf. It supported in the carrying out of radar sounding of the ice shelf. [4]

Druzhnaya III

Druzhnaya III Station
Дружная-3
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Druzhnaya III Station
Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 71°06′00″S10°49′00″W / 71.1000°S 10.8167°W / -71.1000; -10.8167 (Druzhnaya III Station) [7]
Region Queen Maud Land
LocationNear Cape Norvegia
Established19 January 1987 (1987-01-19)
Closed1991 (1991)

Druzhnaya III was established in 1987 near Cape Norvegia. The station was constructed in two weeks. [8] Kapitan Kondratyev offloaded materials for the station immediately before proceeding to its Druzhnaya I salvage mission. [6] It was closed in 1991.

Druzhnaya IV

Druzhnaya IV was established in 1987 near Sandefjord Bay (Coronation Island). Its main purposes were the logistic support to Soyuz Station and assistance with the creation of the Progress Station. It operated every summer season from 1991. [9] It was last used in the summer of 2015. [10]

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