Soyuz Station is a Russian (formerly Soviet) Antarctic research station, located on the shores of Beaver Lake, 260 km off Prydz Bay on the Lars Christensen Coast of the Mac Robertson Land in East Antarctica.
The station is located on the eastern shore of Beaver Lake, in the Amery Oasis, about 260 km from the coast of the Prydz Bay.
Temperatures in the summer season vary from -25 to 3.5 °C,[1] the wind blows at a speed of 5–9 m/s, reaches a maximum of 20–25 m/s (in gusts up to 30 m/s).
The Soyuz station was opened on December 3, 1982, during the 28th Soviet Antarctic expedition as a support base for prospecting in the Prince Charles Mountains during the summer season.
[5] The Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs website reported it as a summer base in 2014.