Ernst Krenkel Observatory
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Ernst Krenkel Observatory (Template:Langx), also known as Kheysa, is a research station, a former Soviet rocket launching site and current meteorological station located on Heiss Island, Franz Josef Land.[1][2] It is named after a famous Arctic explorer Ernst Krenkel, a member of the crew of the North Pole-1 drift ice station and other notable Soviet polar expeditions.[2] It is the northernmost meteorological station in Russia.[3]
History
The observatory was initially located in Tikhaya Bay on Hooker Island, but it was moved and re-established on Heiss Island in 1957 to take more representative measurements. The new observatory was built by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, and it was originally named Druzhnaya (Template:Langx).[4] That year, it began launching MR-12 rockets, and the location was also used to take geomagnetic measurements in the high Arctic.[2] In 1958, atmospheric and ozone observations began as well.[4]
About 40 buildings were built on the site, with the observatory being Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[2][3] In 1972, the observatory was renamed after Krenkel.[4]
Launches primarily ceased after 1990, though one was performed in 2007 and another two in 2008.[1] The station was closed in 2001 due to a fire,[4] and in 2004, a new meteorological station was built. In 2018, renovations on the abandoned buildings began so that the Russian Arctic National Park service could station people there.[2] Another research station moved into the existing buildings around 2021.[5] In 2024, a new satellite communication system was installed at the site.[6]
Climate
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