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1726: 484: 35: 51: 1966: 1976: 58: 640:. During its 17 years of existence, more than 100 scientists had worked at the station. In particular, their ozone measurements gained international recognition. The station withdrew service in February 1993, and by 1996 the entire station had been dismantled and disposed of. 309:. The annual average temperature is −10.4 °C (13.3 °F) (ranging from 0.9 °C (33.6 °F) in summer to −22.0 °C (−7.6 °F) in winter), the annual average wind speed is 9.7 m/s (22 mph; 18.9 kn), the annual average 834: 497: 268: 389:. One was piloted by Richard Heinrich Schirmacher, who, on 3 February 1939, spotted both the oasis and the lake at its centre. Schirmacher named both after himself. 827: 706:
Station was set up on the shelf ice, about 90 km from the Schirmacher Oasis, but was decommissioned in 1989 due to excessive snow accumulation. In 1988, the
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is the deepest inland lake of the oasis. Spatially, the largest lake within the oasis is Lake Sub, with an area of 0.5 km (0.19 sq mi).
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on the shelf ice in the region of the Schirmacher Oasis. The station was reinstalled in 1961 into the Oasis and was named
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was installed in the Schirmacher Oasis, approximately 3.5 km from Novolazarevskaya. Maitri is equipped with a
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On April 21, 1976, approximately two kilometres from the Russian station Novolazarevskaya and about 120 m
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is 264.5 mm (10.41 in), and there are 350 hours of sunshine per month. Because of the positive
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Weather and climate. The Schirmacher Oasis, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica, and its Surroundings
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The rocky soil at the Oasis allows growth only for a limited amount of undemanding plants like
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was built near the station. It is the only glued timber building in Antarctica.
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from the former GDR polar station and the Russian Novolazarevskaya Station.
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A number of theories exist about the formation of the oasis that include
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can be observed in the lakes. The epishelf lakes can contain either mere
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protrude from the ice sheet. Between the offshore ice sheet and the
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observatory, and accommodates up to 26 scientists and technicians.
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plateau with more than 100 freshwater lakes. It is situated in the
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of the Schirmacher Oasis is a barrier to the northwards-running
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The climate of the Schirmacher Oasis is relatively mild for
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Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
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The site of the former station is marked by a bronze
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launched an expedition under the command of captain
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Index

Schirmacher Oasis, Princess Astrid Coast
Location in Antarctica
Antarctica
70°45′30″S 11°38′40″E / 70.75833°S 11.64444°E / -70.75833; 11.64444
Queen Maud Land
Schirmacher Hills
Princess Astrid Coast
ice-free
Schirmacher Hills
Princess Astrid Coast
Queen Maud Land
East Antarctica
above sea level
Antarctic oases
polar desert
Antarctic Ice Sheet
plateau
ice stream
epishelf lakes
tidal effects
freshwater
saltwater
Antarctic Ice Sheet
nunataks
Wegener Ice Sheet Plateau
Wohlthat Mountains
Mount Rebristaya
Lake Glubokoye
geothermal heating
insolation

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