Ernst Krenkel Observatory

Ernst Krenkel Observatory, 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. 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. It is the northernmost meteorological station in Russia.

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1957  Wikimedia, Wikidata
spaceport, 

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Location: 80.6227, 58.0404, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Ernst Krenkel Observatory ⓘ
  former Soviet rocket launching site

1957-01-01T00:00:00Z

1957-01-01T00:00:00Z

1957 Ernst Krenkel Observatory

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Полярная геофизическая обсерватория им. Э. Кренкеля, о. Хейса, Земля Франца-Иосифа

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	rocket launch site	1957	Ernst Krenkel Observatory	spaceport,	Wikidata
commons	image		Полярная геофизическая обсерватория им. Э. Кренкеля, о. Хейса, Земля Франца-Иосифа		Commons
commons	image		Чилингаров (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		SH101365		Commons
commons	image		SH101246		Commons
commons	image		S7300884		Commons
commons	image		SH101187		Commons
commons	image		SH101280		Commons
commons	image		SH101067		Commons
commons	image		SH101207		Commons
commons	image		S73081		Commons