Mizuho Station (Antarctica)

The Mizuho Station (Japanese: みずほ基地, Hepburn: Mizuho Kichi) was a permanent Japanese Antarctic transshipment station. Located on Mizuho Plateau 2230 m above sea level, it was opened in 1970. It was operated by the Japanese National Institute of Polar Research, and closed in 1987. It was occasionally visited by some parties for meteorological and glaciological observations.[1]

This article is about the Antarctic transshipment station. For the train station in Hokkaidō, Japan, see Mizuho Station.

Mizuho Station
Antarctic station
Mizuho Station Location of Mizuho Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 70°41′57″S 44°16′45″E
Country	Japan
Location in Antarctica	Mizuho Plateau Queen Maud Land Antarctica
Administered by	National Institute of Polar Research
Established	July 1970 (1970-07)
Closed	1987 (1987)
Elevation	2,230 m (7,320 ft)
Type	Seasonal
Period	Summer
Status	Closed but used occasionally
Website	National Institute of Polar Research

See also

• List of Antarctic research stations
• List of Antarctic field camps

References

1. NIPR. Antarctic expeditions Archived 2009-11-27 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• (in English) Japanese National Institute of Polar Research
• みずほ基地

The location of the Mizuho Station.