Breaking Polar ice: Russia’s new Vostok station in Antarctica gets up and running

Breaking Polar ice: Russia’s new Vostok station in Antarctica gets up and running

The new wintering complex at Vostok Station in Antarctica has been put into operation, paving the way for an anticipated 18-year-long scientific project.

The project aims to investigate climate change by studying ancient ice that is 1.5 million years old, as well as Lake Vostok, located approximately 4 kilometers beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.

The Vostok Polar Station is the only Russian facility situated at the center of Antarctica. Its wintering complex, also named Vostok, is recognized as the world's first modern building constructed at the planet's coldest pole.

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