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The Asuka Station (Japanese: あすか基地, Hepburn: Asuka Kichi) is a permanent Japanese Antarctic unmanned observation base. It is located on Queen Maud Land and was opened in 1985.[2] The station closed in January 1992 and is listed as temporarily closed as of 2015. It is currently under snow.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Asuka Camp". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ National Institute of Polar Research
  3. ^ "Asuka Station, WAP JPN-Ø1". World Antarctic Program. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
The location of the Asuka Station


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