Leningradskaya station is a currently
closed Soviet Antarctic research station open from 1971 to 1991
in Oates Land. It is located at 69°30′S 159°23′E /
69.5°S 159.383°E (on the north shore of Victoria Land, at
the Oates Coast).
The station was closed after the collapse
of the Soviet Union as it was too costly to keep the base running
and difficult to resupply due its remote location and difficult
access.
There was an announcement in February 2006
by the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), that:
"There are plans to open the mothballed stations
Molodyozhnaya, Leningradskaya and Russkaya in the 2007-2008
season."
Though this did not happen and the station
remains closed.
Picture courtesy of Mike Usher
- Mike went on a Ross Sea expedition on board the Kapitan Khlebnikov
in 2005.
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