Mirny Station
On the Davis Sea's Antarctic coast in Queen Mary Land, Antarctica, the Mirny Station is a Russian (previously Soviet) pioneering science facility. The station, run by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, has the name Mirny in honor of Mikhail Lazarev's support ship, which he commanded on the Vostok during the First Russian Antarctic Expedition, which Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen headed.
The first Soviet Antarctic Expedition officially inaugurated the station on February 13, 1956. Originally used as the primary base for the Vostok Station, which Progress Station now fulfills, it was 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from the shore. It accommodates up to 169–200 persons in 30 buildings during the summer and roughly 40–50 scientists and technicians during the winter. The area's average temperature is 11 °C (12 °F), and more than 200 days a year have wind gusts of more than 15 m/s (49 ft/s), with cyclones on occasion.
Glaciology, seismology, meteorology, polar light observation, cosmic radiation, and marine biology are the primary fields of study. Fire damaged Mirny Station on Sunday, June 21, 2020.
Location: Queen Mary Land, Antarctica, on the Antarctic coast of the Davis Sea
