Sovetskaya is a now defunct Soviet research station in Antarctica at (77°58′S 89°16′E). The surface elevation was initially determined to be 3,570 m, later revised to 3662 m. It was reached in 16.02.1958 by the third Soviet Antarctic Expedition for International Geophysical Year research work and closed on 03.01.1959. Its WMO reporting ID was 89557 [1]. State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The Fourth Soviet Antarctic Expedition used three large tractors and four sledges on the journey from Vostok to the South Pole The Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SAE or SovAE) (Russian: Советских Антарктических Экспедициях, САЭ) was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Scientific Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of... The International Geophysical Year or IGY was an international scientific effort that lasted from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958. ... The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 187 Member States and Territories. ...

See also

• Sovetskaya (lake)