Zhongshan Station is the second Chinese research station in Antarctica and was opened on February 26, 1989. Zhongshan Station is named after Sun Yat-sen, who served as the provisional first president of the Republic of China in 1912. It is managed by the Polar Research Institute of China. It is located in the Larsemann Hills by Prydz Bay in East Antarctica, an…
Zhongshan Station is the second Chinese research station in Antarctica and was opened on February 26, 1989. Zhongshan Station is named after Sun Yat-sen, who served as the provisional first president of the Republic of China in 1912. It is managed by the Polar Research Institute of China. It is located in the Larsemann Hills by Prydz Bay in East Antarctica, and is near the Russian Progress II Station and the Romanian Law-Racoviță-Negoiță Station.
Established: 26 February 1989
Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)
Country: China
Location in Antarctica: Larsemann Hills · Prydz Bay · East Antarctica
Administered by: Polar Research Institute of China
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