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Wasa | |
Antarctic | |
Open | |
Station | |
Sweden | |
None | |
1989 | |
Seasonal |
Introduction
Wasa, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat | |
Dronning Maud Land. The station is co-located together with the Finnish station Aboa at the Mount Basen. The distance between Wasa and Aboa is about 200 meters. Together, the two stations form the Nordenskiöld Base Camp. The stations cooperate both in research and logistics. Distance to nearest year round Station (Neumayer III) is about 500 km. | |
Mount Basen is a small Antarctic Nunatak completely surrounded by ice. | |
Both Wasa and Aboa were built at the same time, no previous facilities at this location. | |
Wasa is a small facility without permanent staff. The station is personned and opened when there is Swedish expedition activity in this area. The fields of science varie to a high degree from expedition to expedition. | |
No other human activity in a radius of about 500 km. | |
Expeditions to Wasa is usally travelling by air from Cape Town to Antarctica. The local transportation from Antarctic landing site (Novo runway or Troll runway) to Basen is carried out by a smaller chartered Aircraft on skis. |
Operator
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat | |
Government | |
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat | |
Data Source
Partner Institution
No |
Location
CO2601 | |
73° 2.5679' 0'' S | |
13° 24.7746' 0'' W | |
Continental Antarctica | |
K - Northern latitude ice shelves | |
6 Dronning Maud Land | |
440 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
500 | |
500 | |
Ice-free ground |
Climate
Continuous | |
Inland Antarctica | |
Snow | |
N | |
-15.3 | |
-21.9 | |
None |
Features
Nunatak |
Disciplines
Climate studies; Ecology; Geology; Glaciology | |
Please contact Swedish Polar Research Secretariat. |
Human Activities
No | |
N/A | |
No | |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Yes |
Infrastructure
CO2601 | |
130 | |
0 | |
None | |
50 | |
12 | |
yes | |
yes | |
Fossil fuel; Renewable | |
230 | |
24 | |
no |
Staff Capacity
5 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
20 | |
0 |
Scientific Equipment
Please contact Swedish Polar Research Secretariat. |
Medical Facilities
No | |
0 | |
0 | |
None | |
Diagnostic ultrasound | |
1 | |
0 | |
Training and appropirate safety equipment are usually supplied by Swedish Polar Research Secretaiat. | |
No | |
No |
Vehicles
None. | |
Snowmobiles, Haglunds, 4WD. |
Workshop facilities
Mechanical; Metal workshop; Wood workshop | |
* |
Communications
E-mail; Satellite phone; VHF |
Access
Air |
Aircraft landing facilities
1 | |
Seasonal skiway for Aircrafts with skis. | |
Yes |
Transport and freight
Airplane | |
0 | |
None | |
January; February; December |
Access To The Facility
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