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Jang Bogo Station
The Jang Bogo Station in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica is a permanent South Korean research station. It is the second base of South Korean Antarctic research mission (after King Sejong Station), and the first that is located in mainland Antarctica. Completed in February 2014, the station houses 15 people in winter and 60 in summer in a 4000 square-metre building with three wings, and is one of the larger permanent bases in Antarctica.
The base, named after an eighth-century maritime ruler
opened in 2007.
In popular culture.
- Portrayed by Choi Soo-jong and Baek Sung-hyun in the 2004-2005 KBS2 TV series "Emperor of the Sea".
See also.
- Yeom Jang
- Jang Bogo Station
- Cheonghaejin
External links.
- Jang Bogo - Ancient History Encyclopedia
- Chang Po Go festival on Wando Island
- ROK Navy profile of Jang Bogo
- Jang BoGo Memorial Hall