Showa Station

Summary

Showa Station is an Antarctic research station^[1]. It draws 86 Wikipedia views per month (antarctic_research_station category, ranking #20 of 117).^[2]

Key Facts

• Showa Station is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• Showa Station is on the body of water Lützow-Holm Bay^[4].
• Showa Station's image is recorded as Shōwa Station 19 square and administrative building.jpg^[5].
• Showa Station's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[6].
• Showa Station's instance of is recorded as Antarctic research station^[7].
• Showa Station's operator is recorded as National Institute of Polar Research^[8].
• Shōwa era is named after Showa Station^[9].
• Showa Station's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242284046^[10].
• Showa Station's GND ID is recorded as 4508467-1^[11].
• Showa Station's locator map image is recorded as Antarctica base(Japan).png^[12].
• Showa Station's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85122113^[13].
• Showa Station's postal code is recorded as 100-8799^[14].
• Showa Station's has use is recorded as year-round Antarctic facility^[15].
• Showa Station's Commons category is recorded as Shōwa Station (Antarctica)^[16].
• Showa Station's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[17].
• Showa Station's occupant is recorded as Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition^[18].
• +1957-01-29T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Showa Station^[19].
• Showa Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -69.004122, 'lon': 39.581836}^[20].
• Showa Station's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04tytf^[21].
• Showa Station's located in/on physical feature is recorded as East Ongul Island^[22].
• Showa Station's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 19117^[23].
• Showa Station's official website is recorded as https://www.nipr.ac.jp/antarctic/jarestations/#syowa^[24].
• Showa Station's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6620788^[25].
• Showa Station's name in kana is recorded as しょうわきち^[26].
• Showa Station's different from is recorded as Shōwa era^[27].

Body

Founding

+1957-01-29T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Showa Station^[19].

Operations

Showa Station's operator is recorded as National Institute of Polar Research^[8].

Why It Matters

Showa Station draws 86 Wikipedia views per month (antarctic_research_station category, ranking #20 of 117).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]