Aboa (research station)
Aboa Station | |
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Aboa Station | |
| Etymology: Latin name of Turku | |
Location of Aboa Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 73°02′32″S 13°24′26″W / 73.042283°S 13.407350°W | |
| Country | Finland |
| Location in Antarctica | Princess Martha Coast Queen Maud Land |
| Administered by | Finnish Antarctic Research Program |
| Established | 1988 |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Summer | 13 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ ABA |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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Aboa (from the Latin name of Turku) is a seasonal Finnish research station in Antarctica, located in Queen Maud Land, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the coast, on a nunatak called Basen in the Kraul Mountains.