Site overview: Syowa (SYO)
Syowa
- Affiliation:
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
- Address:
Japan Meteorological Agency; 3-6-9 Toranomon, Minato-ku; Tokyo 105-8431; Japan
- WIGOS Id:
- 20000-0-89532
- Latitude:
- -69.01 °N
- Longitude:
- 39.58 °E
- Altitude:
- 29.1 m
- Location:
- Google Map
- Topography:
- Syowa is located on East Ongul Island, about 4 km from the continent, on the east coast of Lutzow-Holm Bay, East Antarctica. The area of East Ongul Island is about 3 km2. Syowa site is in a hilly and rural topography where faces sea ice, and is covered with snow except for a short summer period.
- Climate:
- Ice cap climate (polar climate)
- Description:
East Ongul Island, about 4 km from the continent, on the east coast of Lutzow-Holm Bay, East Antarctica.
- Author:
- TANAKA Yoshinobu
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