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'''Vostok Station''' is a Russian research station in central [[Antarctica]], sited at the Southern Pole of Cold on approximately 3,700 metres of ice above subglacial Lake Vostok. | '''Vostok Station''' is a Russian research station in central [[wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctica]], sited at the Southern Pole of Cold on approximately 3,700 metres of ice above subglacial Lake Vostok. | ||
[[Site AZAZEL]] stands roughly 20 kilometres to its south. | [[Site AZAZEL]] stands roughly 20 kilometres to its south. | ||
Vostok has held continuous Soviet and Russian presence since 1957, the year [[Project FURNACE]] was launched. Departmental assessment does not accept the station's stated glaciological remit as a complete account of its activity, and [[GRU Division P]] is assessed to maintain personnel there under scientific cover. | |||
The two installations have coexisted for four decades without either government acknowledging the other's purpose. | The two installations have coexisted for four decades without either government acknowledging the other's purpose. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:15, 14 August 2026
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Vostok Station is a Russian research station in central Antarctica, sited at the Southern Pole of Cold on approximately 3,700 metres of ice above subglacial Lake Vostok.
Site AZAZEL stands roughly 20 kilometres to its south.
Vostok has held continuous Soviet and Russian presence since 1957, the year Project FURNACE was launched. Departmental assessment does not accept the station's stated glaciological remit as a complete account of its activity, and GRU Division P is assessed to maintain personnel there under scientific cover.
The two installations have coexisted for four decades without either government acknowledging the other's purpose.
See Vostok Station on Wikipedia for the public record.