Vostok Station

Vostok Station is a Russian research facility in Antarctica. Located in inland Princess Elizabeth Land, the station lies at the southern Pole of Cold, with the lowest reliably measured natural temperature on Earth of −89.2 °C. It was established 16 December 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by the 2nd Soviet Antarctic Expedition.

The station is at 3,488m above sea level and is one of the most isolated established research stations on the Antarctic continent. Lake Vostok is named for it.