research station
Scientific study base
A research station is a facility established in a remote or specialized location for scientific study.
Research stations exist in Antarctica, the Arctic, rainforests, deserts, and at sea.
They typically provide living quarters alongside laboratories and equipment: The team spent six months at the research station collecting ice cores.
The term also applies to agricultural facilities testing crops or livestock management.
- ice capPermanent dome-shaped glacier
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- ice coreGlacial sample revealing past
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
- remote outpostIsolated settlement far away
remote location · extreme conditions · supply drop · glaciology · field work · scientific equipment · South Georgia · oceanography · hydrothermal vent · ice shelf · penguin colony · climate data · ice · elephant seals · carbon sequestration · permafrost · nature reserve · astrophysics
- research stationsfield camp, mobile lab, observation post, weather stations, ISS
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, polar bear
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
- Cold RegionsArctic, Antarctica, tundra regions, polar regions, Siberia
- remote settlementsoutpost, wilderness outpost, trading post, frontier town, colony
- stationsworkstation, waystation, substation, firehouse, depot
research stationresort
Place for getaways
amusement park · shopping mall · factory · manufacturing plant · prison
research stationcity center
Urban area's main district
downtown · urban hub · metropolis · university campus · headquarters
research stationuniversity campus
Academic institution's physical site
vocational school · training center · corporate office · factory · entertainment venue