Name details

Zhongshan Zhan

Zhongshan Zhan (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Zhongshan Zhan  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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China Gazetteer Id 138078

Feature type: Station

Origin

This name originates from China. It is part of the China Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Zhongshan Station was built in 26nd,1989,and is located in Larsemann Hills in the east Antarctica (69° 22" 24" S,76° 22" 40" E).The average elevation of the station is 11 meters.It is 12,553 km from here to Beijing. There are more than 20 buildings and means of transportation in Zhongshan Station. There are not only advanced communication equipment,comfortable living conditions,but also relatively complete scientific labs which have a variety of equipment used in the scientific research. Each year, Zhongshan Station can hold 25 overwintering people and 60 people who are spending summer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 22' 22.4" S
-69.37288°
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Longitude:
76° 22' 15.9" E
76.37107°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

New entry as of request by Songtao Ai of 05 June 2015 (J. Muller)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1989

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