Tor (research station)

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Tor research station is a Norwegian Antarctic research station in Queen Maud Land, in the easternmost part of Princess Martha Coast at Svarthamaren, established in 1993. It is located 1625 metres above sea level, about 200 km from the coast at 71°53′20″S, 05°09′30″E. It is smaller than the other Norwegian station, Troll, and a summer-only station.

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Research stations in Antarctica
Year-round
Argentina: Belgrano II – Esperanza – Jubany – Marambio – Orcadas – San Martín  · Australia: Casey – Davis – Mawson – Macquarie Island  · Belgium: Princess Elisabeth  · Brazil: Comandante Ferraz  ·   Chile: Captain Prat – General O'Higgins – Presidente Frei – Professor Escudero  ·   China: Great Wall – Zhongshan  ·   France: Concordia – Dumont d'Urville  · Germany: Neumayer  ·   India: Maitri  ·   Italy: Concordia – Mario Zucchelli  · Japan: Dome Fuji – Showa  · South Korea: King Sejong  ·   New Zealand: Scott  ·   Norway: Troll  ·   Poland: Arctowski  · Russia: Bellingshausen – Mirny – Novolazarevskaya – Vostok  · South Africa: SANAE  · Ukraine: Vernadsky  · United Kingdom: Halley – Rothera  · United States: Amundsen-Scott – McMurdo – Palmer  · Uruguay: Artigas
Summer
Argentina: Almirante Brown  ·   Chile: González Videla  ·   Bulgaria: St. Kliment Ohridski  ·   Czech Republic: Mendel  ·   Finland: Aboa  ·   Germany: Kohnen  ·   Italy: Zucchelli  ·   Norway: Tor  ·   Pakistan: Jinnah  ·   Peru: Machu Picchu  ·   Romania: Law-Racoviţă  ·   Russia: Progress  · Spain: Gabriel de Castilla – Juan Carlos I  · Sweden: Svea – Wasa  ·   United States: Byrd
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