Showa Station (Antarctica)

Showa Station (Antarctica)

Showa Station (昭和基地 "Shōwa Kichi"), also sometimes spelled Syowa [cite web|url=http://www.mindat.org/loc-53313.html|accessdate=2007-06-29|title=Showa Station (Syowa Station), East Ongul Island, Lützow-Holm Bay, Queen Maud Land (Dronning Maud Land), Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica|publisher=mindat.org] , is a Japanese research station located at coord|69|00|S|39|35|E| in Antarctica. It is named for the era in the Japanese calendar during which it was established, the Showa period.

ee also

*Asuka Station
*Mizuho Station
*Dome Fuji Station

References

External links

* [http://www.astronautix.com/sites/syoabase.htm Syowa Base]


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