Molodezhnaya Station (Russia / Belarus)

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 1962_construction, research station in Antarctica
Molodyozhnaya (Молодёжная) was a Soviet research station in Antarctica at 67°40′S 45°51′E / -67.667, 45.85Coordinates: 67°40′S 45°51′E / -67.667, 45.85.
It was opened in February 1962. Between 1970 and 1984 numerous meteorology research sounding rockets, such as the MMR06, were launched from Molodyozhnaya . In 1989, the station was mothballed.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molodyozhnaya_Station
Coordinates:   67°39'57"S   45°50'16"E

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