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Showa Station (Antarctica)

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Showa Station (Antarctica)

Showa Station (昭和基地 Shōwa Kichi), also sometimes spelled Syowa, is a Japanese research station on East Ongul Island in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Built in 1957, the station is named for the era in the Japanese calendar during which it was established, the Shōwa period.

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