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Nagurskoye (Russian: Нагу́рское; also written as Nagurskaja) (ICAO: UODN) is an airfield in Alexandra Land in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia located 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) north of Murmansk. It is an extremely remote Arctic base and Russia's northernmost military base. [2] The base is named after Polish-Russian pilot Jan Nagórski.
Also known as Arctic bases, polar stations or ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern polar region of Earth. Historically few research stations have been permanent. Most of them were temporary, being abandoned after the completion of the project or owing to lack of funding to continue the research.
This base has a 1,500 m (4,900 ft) snow runway. An Antonov An-72 cargo aircraft crashed while landing at Nagurskoye on 23 December 1996. A major new base, named the "Arctic Trefoil" (Arkticheskiy trilistnik) for its three-lobed structure, was constructed at Nagurskoye. It can house 150 soldiers for 18 months and has an area of 14,000 square ...
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In 2012, the Russian Air Force decided to reopen the Graham Bell Airfield as part of a series of reopenings of air bases in the Arctic. [49] A major new base, named the Arctic Trefoil for its three lobed structure, was constructed at Nagurskoye. It can maintain 150 soldiers for 18 months and has an area of 14,000 square meters. [50]
With relations between Moscow and Western governments the iciest in decades due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts wonder if the Arctic will become the next powder keg.
Arctic Basecamp was founded by Professor Gail Whiteman, Professor of Sustainability at the University of Exeter’s Business School. [6] Arctic Basecamp’s scientific advisers include Professor Julienne Stroeve, Professor of Polar Observation and Modelling at UCL, Dr Jennifer Francis, Acting Deputy Director at Woodwell Climate Research Center, Professor Alun Hubbard, a glaciologist and ...