Bellingshausen

Bellingshausen Station is a Russian Antarctic station at Collins Harbour, on King George Island of the South Shetland Islands. It was one of the first research stations founded by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1968. It is also the location of Trinity Church, the only permanently staffed Eastern Orthodox church in Antarctica.
  • Established: 22 February 1968
  • Elevation: 16 m (52 ft)
  • Country: Russia
  • Location in Antarctica: Collins Harbour · King George Island · South Shetland Islands
  • Administered by: Russian Antarctic Expedition
  • Named for: Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
  • UN/LOCODE: AQ BHN

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