The Russian State Arctic and Antarctic Museum (Russian: Российский государственный музей Арктики и Антарктики) is a museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was established in November 1930 as part of the Soviet Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, but was not opened until six years later. The Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is a museum in Saint Petersburg, dedicated to the historical aspects of scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctica, as well as the adjacent Soviet and Russian territories and the Northern Sea Route. Since 1998, it has been under the administration of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. The museum is housed in the building of the former Nikolskaya Old Believers' Church, constructed between 1820 and 1838 by architect Avraam Melnikov (closed in 1931).
Arctic and Antarctic Museum is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its specific geographic coordinates are latitude 59.9275 and longitude 30.3536.
The museum was established in 1930, making it a significant historical institution in the region.
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