Zhongshan Station is the second Chinese research station in Antarctica, opened on February 26, 1989. It is managed by the Polar Research Institute of China and located in the Larsemann Hills by Prydz Bay in East Antarctica. The station can accommodate 60 summering personnel and 25 wintering personnel. It is a base for research on marine, glaciological, geological, and atmospheric sciences and for expeditions inland, such as to the Kunlun Station at Dome A.
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