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The Soviet Antarctic Expedition ('''SAE''' or '''SovAE''') (. The Soviet Ministry of Sea Transport was responsible for the administration, logistics and supply of expeditions. The first Soviet contact with Antarctica was in 1946 when Soviet whaling ships were whaling in Antarctic waters. STATIONS at the Molodezhnaya Station .]].]] The first Soviet Antarctic station, ''Mirny'' was established near the coast on 13 February , 1956 . This was added to in December 1957 by another station, ''Vostok'' built inland near the south Geomagnetic pole. As with many other Antarctic stations, there was an element of Geopolitics in the Soviet expedition. Other nations have tended to put their stations within their "claimed" territory; the Soviet Union made no claims but their stations were deliberately placed all around the continent. This made for expensive logistics. For example, the first station Mirny was established in the Australian Antarctic Territory . Year-round stations
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IGY stations List of stations in use during the International Geophysical Year . EXPEDITIONS See Also: List of Antarctic expeditions by the Soviet Union The Soviet Union engaged in expeditions to Antarctica from 1955 to its Collapse , after the collapse, the Soviet Antarctic stations were taken over by Russia . SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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