Introduction
Start at the end of the world
Standing proudly at the end of the world.
Following the completetion of the Antarctic King Sejong Station, Korea built the second Antarctic Station called Jang Bogo Station in 2014. This station is located on the coast of Terra Nova Bay in Northen Victoria Land providing better access to the center of the Antarctic continent.
The center and coast of Antarctica has become more easily assessible by the Antarctic Jang Bogo Station, further enabling research and collection of various data regarding climate change, topography and geography surveys, upper atmosphere and space science research
74° 37' S, 164 ° 12'E12,730km from Seoul
The Jang Bogo Station,
Terra Nova Bay, Northern Victoria Land, Antartica
+82-32-770-8585
jangbogo@kopri.re.kr
Main Research Fields
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Research 1
Space, Astronomy, Glacier, Meteorite Study
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Research 2
Study of Climate Change through Prediction of the Cryosphere Change
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Applied Research
Testbed for multidisciplinary study, application oriented research
Antarctic Jang Bogo Station At a Glance
Korea's First
Antarctic Continent Research Station
Operated as
Year-round Station
Accommodation Capacity
Up to 62
Building Space
16 Building 4,661㎡
Distance from Korea
12,730㎞
Observed Temperature
Average Temperature :-15.1℃
Coldest Temperature :-36.4℃