A. B. Dobrowolski Polar Station
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A.B. Dobrowolski Polar Station (Polish: Stacja im. A.B. Dobrowolskiego) is an occasionally active Polish polar research station in Antarctica. It is located at the edge of the Algae Lake, Bunger Hills region in the Wilkes Land and was originally constructed by the Soviet Union. It is one of the two Polish stations in Antarctica, the other being the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.
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Dobrowolski Station | |
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A. B. Dobrowolski | |
Location of Dobrowolski Station in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 66°16′28″S 100°45′00″E | |
Country | Poland |
Location in Antarctica | Algae Lake Bunger Hills Wilkes Land |
Administered by | Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences |
Established | 1959 (1959) |
Active | Yes |
Named for | Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Summer | 10 |
• Winter | 0 |
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The station is named after Polish geophysicist, meteorologist and explorer Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski.[2]
In January 2022, it was reported that Polish scientists have arrived to staff the station for the first time since 43 years.[3]