Dome A

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Dome A is the highest ice feature on the Antarctic Plateau, known as one of the coldest and most remote places on Earth and a prime site for glaciological and astronomical research.

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Dome A canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic research site ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
ice dome ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 80°22′S ⓘ
coordinateLongitude 77°21′E ⓘ
countryClaimedBy Australia ⓘ
distanceToCoast over 1200 km from nearest coast ⓘ
elevation 4093 m ⓘ
approximately 4090 m above sea level ⓘ
firstVisitedBy Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition ⓘ
firstVisitedInYear 2005 ⓘ
hasAverageWinterTemperature below −60 °C ⓘ
hasClimateCharacteristic extremely low temperatures ⓘ
one of the coldest places on Earth ⓘ
very low humidity ⓘ
very low wind speeds ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalCharacteristic extremely remote location ⓘ
low atmospheric water vapor ⓘ
very stable atmosphere ⓘ
hasLogisticalCharacteristic accessible mainly by overland traverse ⓘ
limited seasonal occupation ⓘ
hasRecordedTemperature below −80 °C ⓘ
hasResearchStation Kunlun Station ⓘ
hasScientificSignificance enables studies of Antarctic ice dynamics ⓘ
ideal site for deep ice core drilling ⓘ
records long-term climate history ⓘ
hasSnowAccumulationRate very low ⓘ
hasTelescopeProject AST3 telescopes ⓘ
PLATO observatory ⓘ
planned optical and infrared telescopes ⓘ
isHighestPointOf Antarctic Plateau ⓘ
linked to: East Antarctica

Antarctic ice sheet ⓘ
linked to: Antarctic Ice Sheet
isPrimeSiteFor astronomical research ⓘ
cosmic microwave background observations ⓘ
cosmological observations ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ
submillimeter astronomy ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctic Plateau ⓘ
linked to: East Antarctica

Antarctica ⓘ
East Antarctica ⓘ
namedAfter its dome-shaped ice topography ⓘ
partOf Australian Antarctic Territory ⓘ
relativeLocation inland from Lambert Glacier region ⓘ
researchStationOperatedBy China ⓘ
surfaceType ice sheet ⓘ
snow-covered plateau ⓘ

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