Vostok Station

Summary

Vostok Station is an Antarctic research station^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of antarctic_research_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (593 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vostok Station is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• Vostok Station is on the body of water Lake Vostok^[4].
• Vostok Station's image is recorded as Wostok-Station core32.jpg^[5].
• Vostok Station's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[6].
• Vostok Station's instance of is recorded as Antarctic research station^[7].
• Vostok Station's operator is recorded as Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute^[8].
• Vostok is named after Vostok Station^[9].
• Vostok Station's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246841982^[10].
• Vostok Station's GND ID is recorded as 7739756-3^[11].
• Vostok Station's location is recorded as Princess Elizabeth Land^[12].
• Vostok Station's has use is recorded as year-round Antarctic facility^[13].
• Vostok Station's Commons category is recorded as Vostok Station^[14].
• Vostok Station's located in time zone is recorded as Antarctica/Vostok^[15].
• +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vostok Station^[16].
• Vostok Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -78.464167, 'lon': 106.86583}^[17].
• Vostok Station's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026vbl^[18].
• Vostok Station's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 19122^[19].
• Vostok Station's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Vostok-Station^[20].
• Vostok Station's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6620791^[21].
• Vostok Station's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3488'}^[22].
• Vostok Station's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as vostok-antarctique^[23].
• Vostok Station's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 15605^[24].
• Vostok Station's Google Maps Customer ID is recorded as 2210076063449956738^[25].
• Vostok Station's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Vostok_-_forskningsstasjon^[26].
• Vostok Station's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1125771403^[27].

Body

Founding

+1957-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vostok Station^[16].

Operations

Vostok Station's operator is recorded as Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute^[8].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vostok Station include Lake Vostok^[28], a rift lake^[29].

Why It Matters

Vostok Station ranks in the top 3% of antarctic_research_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (593 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Lake Vostok^[28], a rift lake^[29].