Law-Racoviţă Station

The Law-Racoviţă Station ( _ro. Staţia Law-Racoviţă) is the first Antarctic exploration station of Romania, named after the Romanian explorer Emil Racoviţă .

The station is situated in Princess Elizabeth Land, more specifically in the Larsemann Hills. It was inaugurated on January 13, 2006, on the site of an exporation station built in 1986 by Australia and donated to Romania.

Law-Racoviţă Station is operated by the Romanian Polar Research Institute, and is led by polar explorer Teodor Negoiţă.

External links

* Maria Bărbulescu, [http://www.gandul.info/articol_802/cercetatorul_teodor_negoita_pleaca_spre_unica_baza_romaneasca_din_antarctica.html "Cercetătorul Teodor Negoiţă pleacă spre unica baza românească din Antarctica"] , "Gândul", August 12, 2005
* Mihail Lechkun, [http://stiri.zoot.ro/statia-de-cercetari-polare-a-romaniei-a-pornit,98320.html "Staţia de cercetări polare a României a pornit"] , "România Liberă, March 16, 2006
* Alexandra Olivotto, [http://www.cotidianul.ro/index.php?id=43&art=6863&cHash=65b6a4a7fb "Guvernul nu dă nici un pol pe românii de la Polul Sud"] , "Cotidianul"
* Mihaela Roman, [http://www.gandul.info/2006-03-20/educational/tricolorul_romanesc "Tricolorul românesc s-a întors în Antarctica"] , "Gândul", March 20, 2006
* Michael Stoddart, [http://www-new-nettas.aad.gov.au/MediaLibrary/asset/MediaItems/ml_390854460185185_026%20Law%20Racovita.pdf "The Inauguration of Law-Racovita Station"] , "Australian Antarctic Magazine", Spring 2006