Vostok-1 - the liquidated temporary Soviet polar station . It is located on the plain of East Antarctica 620 km south of Mirny station at an altitude of 3252 m above sea level. The thickness of the ice sheet under the station is 2900 m.
| Antarctic Station | |
| East-1 | |
|---|---|
| Status | temporary, closed |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Established | 18.5 . 1957 |
| Population | 0 |
| Weather site height | 3252 m |
| Coordinates | |
History
The construction was started on March 18, 1957 , on April 12, meteorological observations began, and later: aerological, actinometric and glaciological studies. At the station were a radio station, a power station with diesel generators with a capacity of 12 and 24 kW, a wardroom with a galley and a living room.
On December 1, 1957, the station was closed, and the equipment was transported to the geomagnetic pole region, to the site of the future Vostok station .
Climate near Station
The average annual temperature is −47.4 ° C, maximum −24.4 ° C, minimum −73.3 ° C. The average monthly wind speed is 5.3–8.1 m / s, the maximum is 22 m / s. The wind mainly blows from the southeast. Polar night from May 15 to July 27 .