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186:Active times
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1747:Pionerskaya
1733: [
1700:Druzhnaya I
1691: [
1644:Dobrowolski
1605:New Zealand
1552:Neumayer II
1543: [
1513:Port Martin
1269:Dobrowolski
1216:New Zealand
1051:Vechernyaya
929:New Zealand
861:King Sejong
848:South Korea
544:Belgrano II
335:(in German)
120:Established
97: /
1996:Categories
1793:Sovetskaya
1656:Borga Base
1540:Neumayer I
1440:Belgrano I
1359:ITU PolReC
1117:Risopatrón
679:Eco-Nelson
648:Great Wall
569:San Martín
525:Year-round
339:5 November
303:References
292:Polarstern
244:Polarstern
162:Government
85:50°03′00″W
82:77°03′00″S
1968:Weddell-1
1919:Ellsworth
1909:East Base
1887:Station W
1882:Station V
1877:Station T
1872:Station P
1867:Station O
1862:Station N
1857:Station J
1852:Station G
1847:Station F
1842:Station E
1837:Station D
1832:Station C
1827:Station B
1817:South Ice
1671:SANAE III
1593:Dome Fuji
1462:Australia
1450:Ellsworth
1435:Argentina
1209:Zucchelli
1168:Maldonado
1039:Primavera
1019:Decepción
1004:Argentina
856:Jang Bogo
756:Vernadsky
744:Arctowski
720:Concordia
691:Concordia
653:Zhongshan
579:Australia
554:Esperanza
536:Argentina
471:Antarctic
451:Antarctic
383:cite book
181:, Germany
151:Named for
1899:Brockton
1798:Vostok I
1666:SANAE II
1632:Maudheim
1535:Filchner
1393:Shirreff
1308:Russkaya
1303:Progress
1240:Pakistan
1197:Gondwana
1087:Carvajal
1070:Bulgaria
1029:Melchior
1024:Matienzo
946:SANAE IV
833:Progress
559:Marambio
1939:Plateau
1924:Hallett
1725:Lazarev
1688:Druzhba
1661:SANAE I
1610:Hallett
1520:Germany
1508:Charcot
1474:Belgium
1400:Uruguay
1276:Romania
1187:Germany
1175:Finland
1163:Ecuador
1144:Taishan
1092:Collins
1058:Belgium
1046:Belarus
970:Artigas
965:Uruguay
884:McMurdo
795:Bharati
775:Rothera
751:Ukraine
703:Germany
658:Qinling
564:Orcadas
549:Carlini
194:Website
142:1999-02
140: (
135:Removed
127:1982-02
125: (
1914:Eights
1752:Pobeda
1639:Poland
1627:Norway
1622:Norway
1598:Mizuho
1503:France
1467:Wilkes
1455:Sobral
1425:Closed
1354:Turkey
1337:Sweden
1288:Russia
1264:Poland
1245:Jinnah
1228:Norway
1192:Kohnen
1156:Mendel
1139:Kunlun
1127:Yelcho
1034:Petrel
1014:Cámara
994:Summer
953:Turkey
905:Brazil
898:Others
889:Palmer
838:Vostok
810:Russia
800:Maitri
770:Halley
739:Poland
727:Norway
686:France
667:Europe
597:Mawson
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1588:Asuka
1583:Japan
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1486:Chile
1388:Lenie
1376:Signy
1320:Spain
1313:Soyuz
1221:Vanda
1204:Italy
1134:China
1082:Chile
934:Scott
922:Showa
917:Japan
823:Mirny
787:India
732:Troll
715:Italy
640:China
607:Chile
592:Davis
587:Casey
1904:Byrd
1347:Wasa
1342:Svea
1252:Peru
1180:Aboa
958:TARS
430:ISBN
389:link
369:ISBN
341:2020
263:Loss
1730:Mir
1233:Tor
179:AWI
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1774:lt
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