Varol Fraistain Polar Station

Varol Fraistain Antargic Polar Station Varol Fraistains Antargisse Polárstanición
The station as of 2016
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Nickname:  Aisstain (literally meaning the "Ice Stone")
Location of the Varol Fraistain Polar Station
Coordinates: 66°33′02″S ; 61°57′28″W (Varol Fraistain Island)
Country	Walneria
Founded	17 September 1994
Government
• Body	Committee
• RAF President	Passek Gyncs
Population
• Total	24
Time zone	UTC-4:00 (ZST)

The Varol Fraistain Antargic Polar Station (Walnerian: Varol Fraistains Antargisse Polárstanición; Ustokan: Antargická polární stanice Varla Frajštajna; Jalovan: Vaⱶrėl Frįẜtįn Antȧrgiẜe Polaⱶrßtanizion) is a Walnerian polar research station operated by the Walnerian Antargic Foundation, in cooperation with the University of Tyrámen, Ustokan University of Blanov and Tyrámen Magistrate, located on the Varol Fraistain Island located off the shore of Antargis, named after a Jalovan-Walnerian polar explorer Varol Fraistain.

History

Foundation

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1998 crisis

See also: Crimson Revolution

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Expansion

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Isolation experiment

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Political use

See also: Pizza diplomacy

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Under ARTHA

See also: Antargic Regulation Treaty of Human Activities

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Overview

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Research

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Rotations

Mission numbers	Members	Date	Objective
1st Crew	17 + 2	Autumn 1994	Establishment of the settlement
2nd Crew	12 + 2	Autumn 1995	Establishment of the settlement
3rd Crew	16	Autumn 1996	Basic botanical experiments
4th Crew	15	Autumn 1997	Basic botanical experiments
5th Crew	14	Autumn 1998 Spring 1999	Mission delayed due to the Crimson Revolution Later serving as an emergency resupply mission
6th Crew	13	Autumn 1999	Basic experiments with local wildlife
7th Crew	14	Autumn 2000	Basic experiments with local wildlife
8th Crew	12	Autumn 2001	Construction of more stock facilities and a heliport
9th Crew	11	Autumn 2002	Geology research
10th Crew	13	Autumn 2003	Geology research
11th Crew	14 + 2	Autumn 2004 Autumn 2007	Mission cancelled due to a cut in fanding Later returning to reclaim and repair the base
12th Crew	12	Autumn 2008	Experiments with ice drilling
13th Crew	13	Autumn 2009	Botanical experiments
1st Special Crew	7 + 3	Spring 2010	Experiments if a year-round mission is possible
14th Crew	15 + 8	Autumn 2010	Expansion to allow operations year-round
15th Crew	12	Autumn 2011	More expansions on the base to allow a year-round mission
16th Crew	13	Spring 2012	Biological and geological research
2nd Special Crew	9	Autumn 2012	Isolation experiment
17th Crew	12	Autumn 2013	Biological and geological research
18th Crew	13	Spring 2014	Experiment with nocternal mammals
19th Crew	10	Autumn 2014	Runway construction to allow aerial supplying
20th Crew	12	Spring 2015	Weather research
21st Crew	10	Autumn 2015	Reconstruction and expansion of the living quarters
22nd Crew	11	Spring 2016	Experiments with ice drilling
23rd Crew	12	Autumn 2016	Experiments with ice drilling
24th Crew	5 + 17	Spring 2017	ARTHA mission to bring the base up to ARTHA standards
25th Crew	9	Autumn 2017	Weather research
26th Crew	12	Spring 2018	Weather research
27th Crew	12	Autumn 2018	Botanical experiments
28th Crew	13	Spring 2019	Botanical experiments
29th Crew	11	Autumn 2019	Contruction of a small harbor
30th Crew	10	Spring 2020	General reconstruction of the base
31st Crew	10	Autumn 2020	Construction of more depots and stocks to allow expansion
32nd Crew	12	Spring 2021	Experimentation with hydrology and electrolysis
33rd Crew	14	Autumn 2021	Installation of multiple clean water and solar power generators and experimentation with them
34th Crew	13	Spring 2022	Experimentations with cold's effect on modern technology
35th Crew	12	Autumn 2022	Underwater research
36th Crew	12	Spring 2023	To be specified

Climate

Climate data for Varol Fraistain Polar Station
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C	14.6	12.6	10.5	8.1	7.3	5.5	3.5	3.2	4.3	6.4	9.7	11.1	14.6
Average high °C	4.3	3.9	3.1	0.8	0.1	−2.2	−3.2	−4.0	−1.9	0.6	2.4	3.5	0.7
Daily mean °C	2.3	1.9	1.0	−0.9	−2.1	−4.4	−6.1	−6.9	−5.5	−2.5	−0.2	1.3	−1.8
Average low °C	0.3	−0.1	−1.1	−2.6	−4.2	−6.6	−9.0	−9.8	−9.1	−5.6	−2.9	−0.9	−4.4
Record low °C	−15.8	−16.3	−19.9	−24.9	−30.8	−35.8	−42.8	−37.9	−35.8	−25.4	−22.6	−18.4	−42.8
Average precipitation mm	56	58	71	73	64	47	43	47	54	67	49	40	670
Record high °F	58.3	54.7	50.9	46.6	45.1	41.9	38.3	37.8	39.7	43.5	49.5	52.0	58.3
Average high °F	39.7	39.0	37.6	33.4	32.2	28.0	26.2	24.8	28.6	33.1	36.3	38.3	33.3
Daily mean °F	36.1	35.4	33.8	30.4	28.2	24.1	21.0	19.6	22.1	27.5	31.6	34.3	28.8
Average low °F	32.5	31.8	30.0	27.3	24.4	20.1	15.8	14.4	15.6	21.9	26.8	30.4	24.1
Record low °F	3.6	2.7	−3.8	−12.8	−23.4	−32.4	−45.0	−36.2	−32.4	−13.7	−8.7	−1.1	−45.0
Average precipitation inches	2.2	2.3	2.8	2.9	2.5	1.9	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.6	1.9	1.6	26.4
Average relative humidity (%)	80.5	82.3	82.8	80.4	82.9	81.9	84.8	84.4	85.1	82.7	79.4	79.8	82.2