78°27S 106°51E. Russian scientific station in Antarctica; lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth (?88·3°C) measured here; South Geomagnetic Pole (1985) nearby.
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The Soviet Vostok programme of human spaceflight. The Vostok spacecraft used in that programme and also the basis of a reconnaissance satellite. The Vostok rocket, used to launch the Vostok
spacecraft. Vostok, a crater explored by the Mars rover Opportunity. Vostok Station is a Russian (originally Soviet) Antarctic research station. Lake Vostok beneath the Vostok base, which may
provide conditions similar to those on icy Jovian moons, like Europa. Vostok Island in the Pacific Ocean. Vostok watches is a brand of watch, made in Chistopol, Tatarstan, Russia. Vostok,
Primorsky Krai, an urban settlement in Krasnoarmeysky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Vostok, an Xbox-exclusive map to the game Counter-Strike. Valentina Vostok, a fictional character by DC
Comics. Vostok metro station in Minsk, Belarus. Vostok, a motorcycle company. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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