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Concordia Station is the third permanent, all-year research station on the Antarctic Plateau besides Vostok Station (Russian) and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station (U.S.) at the Geographic South Pole. It is jointly operated by scientists from France and Italy and regularly hosts ESA scientists.
Concordia is a French-Italian station operated by the French Polar Institute and the Programma nazionale di ricerche in Antartide. Continuously inhabited since 2005, it is one of only three stations located in the interior of the Antarctic continent.
Mar 22, 2013 · Concordia research station in moonlight. No animals can survive in this region – even bacteria find it hard coping with the extreme temperatures. The nearest human beings are stationed some 600 km away at the Russian Vostok base, making Concordia more remote than the International Space Station.
Concordia station is a permanent international research facility at high altitude at Dome C on the Eastern Antarctic plateau. The station is isolated as it is located 950 km from the nearest coast, 1670 km from the South Pole and 560 km from the nearest neighbouring station.
The crew at the Concordia research base in Antarctica have now settled in to their home and are ready for the cold, long winter ahead. Built in one of the furthest away places on Earth, Concordia is 3200 m above sea level and has temperatures as low as –80°C in the winter!
Welcome to the science paradise, Concordia research station on the Antarctic highland. The door is open for research groups from all over Europe. The high and dry ice plateau around Concordia, considered to be one of the most hostile places on Earth, is a great place for scientific research.
Aug 2, 2024 · Concordia is operated by the French Polar Institute (IPEV) and the Italian Antarctic Programme (PNRA). It is located more than 1000 km away from the coastal stations. Many researchers use this facility for psychology, physiology, and medicine.