Dome C
Dome C | |
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| Nicknames: dome Circe, Dome Charlie and dome Concordia | |
Dome C Location of Dome C Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 75°05′59″S 123°19′56″E / 75.099780°S 123.332196°E | |
| Location in Antarctica | Dome C Antarctic Plateau |
| Administered by | National Science Foundation |
| Elevation | 3,233 m (10,607 ft) |
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image_skyline. Replace with image.Dome C, also known as dôme Circe, Dome Charlie (US) or dôme Concordia, is located at Antarctica at an elevation of 3,233 metres (10,607 ft) above sea level, on one of several domes of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Dome C is located on the Antarctic Plateau, 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) inland from the French research station at Dumont D'Urville, 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) inland from the Australian Casey Station and 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) inland from the Italian Zucchelli Station at Terra Nova Bay. Russia's Vostok Station is 560 kilometres (350 mi) away. Dome C is the site of the Concordia Research Station, jointly operated by France and Italy.