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Vostok Station topographic map

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Name: Vostok Station topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Vostok Station, Australian Antarctic Territory (-78.48399 106.81777 -78.44399 106.85777)

Average elevation: 3,500 m

Minimum elevation: 3,497 m

Maximum elevation: 3,507 m

Professor Kudryashov's Drilling Complex Building: The drilling complex building stands close to Vostok Station at an elevation of 3,488 metres (11,444 ft). It was built in the summer season of 1983–1984. Under the leadership of Professor Boris Kudryashov, ancient ice core samples were obtained. The building has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 88), following a proposal by Russia to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.