Introduction
Start at the end of the world
Korea’s first Arctic Research Station
Korea’s first Arctic Research Station, Dasan, was established on April 29, 2002 at the Ny-Ålesund International Science Village in Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. The Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) operates the Arctic Dasan Research Station as summer station and around 60 international researchers visit to the Arctic Dasan Research Station to conduct field research activity in summer season (from March to September). In Ny-Ålesund Science International Science Village, there are ten Arctic stations those are operated by China, France, Germany, Italy, India, Netherland, Norway, Japan, Korea and United Kingdom (U.K). A state‐owned Norwegian company, KingsBay AS, is in charge of operation and maintenance of the stations in Ny-Ålesund International Science Village.
78° 55' N, 11° 56' E 6,400km from Seoul
The Dasan Korean Arctic Station, N‐9173 NyÅlesund,Norway
+47-79-02-6844
dasan@kopri.re.kr
Main Research Fields
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Arctic Sea Ice Research
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Environmental Change Survey on Upper Atmosphere and Space
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Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Microbiology
Arctic Dasan Station
At a Glance
Korea’s First
Arctic Research Station
Operated as
Summer Station
Accommodation Capacity
Up to 18
Floor Space
216㎡
Distance from Seoul
6,400㎞
Observed Temperature
Average Temperature:-6.3℃
Coldest temperature:-37.0℃