Jang Bogo Station
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Jang Bogo Station is a permanent South Korean research station in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. It is Korea's second Antarctic base, after King Sejong Station, and the first one built on the mainland continent of Antarctica. It was completed in February 2014 and opened on 12 February 2014. It is run by the Korea Polar Research Institute.
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- Country
- Antarctica
- Location
- Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica
- Built
- 2014
Quick answers
Where is Jang Bogo Station?
Jang Bogo Station is in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica.
When was Jang Bogo Station built?
Jang Bogo Station was built in 2014.
Korea’s second Antarctic station and its first on the mainland; the three-winged main building is shaped to shed wind and drifting snow.
The base is named after Jang Bogo, a ruler who controlled the seas of Korea in the eighth century. The main building covers about 4,000 square metres and has three wings. About 23 people live there in winter and 62 in summer, which makes it one of the larger permanent bases in Antarctica.
Where is it and who helps?
The station sits in the Ross Dependency, in North Victoria Land, at about 74.6 degrees south. Right nearby is Zucchelli Station, run by Italy. For flights carrying people or cargo, Jang Bogo Station uses an ice runway operated by the Italian station in Tethys Bay. This kind of sharing is common in Antarctica, where many countries support each other because it is so remote.
How was it built and supplied?
Hyundai Engineering and Construction built the base. The materials were shipped from Busan in Korea to Lyttelton in New Zealand and then carried south by the new Korean icebreaker RS Araon. The three-wing main building is shaped to shed wind and drifting snow, according to the card on the globe. With its opening, Korea became the tenth country with two or more stations in Antarctica.
Fun facts
- When it opened on 12 February 2014, Korea became the 10th country with two or more Antarctic stations.
- It is Korea's first station built on the Antarctic mainland.
- The base is named after an eighth-century sea ruler of Korea.
- About 62 people can stay there in summer.
- Building materials were carried to Antarctica by the icebreaker Araon.
On the globe
The model shows the three-winged main building on the ice. Look for the wings shaped to shed wind and snow.
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Updated: 2026-10-14