South Korea built a second research station in Antarctica

According to the Korean news network, the Korean Ministry of Land and Marine said the country has started construction of the Jang Bogo Antarctic science research station at Terra Nova Bay, southeast of Antarctica.

This will be the second Korean research station located in Antarctica. Jang Bogo is a 9th century historical figure in the reign of Silla and was dubbed the "King of the Sea".

It is known that this environmentally friendly research station 4.300m ² will be built until 2014. This station consists of 10 buildings, including the automatic research laboratory to monitor the weather and the monitoring station. earthquake, geomorphology and atmospheric boundary layer.

Korea's first scientific research station in Antarctica named King Sejong on King George Island was built in 1988.

In 2010, Korea surveyed Cape Burks and Terra Nova Bay to build a second research center in Antarctica.

Terra Nova Bay near Ross Beach is conducive to a variety of research and has an airway for aircraft, making transportation convenient in emergency situations.

When Jang Bogo research station was inaugurated in March 2014, Korea will become the 9th country in the world to own 2 or more research stations in Antarctica after the US, Britain and China.