Antarctica of over . Historic site The station building is surmounted by a bust of Vladimir Lenin facing Moscow. As of 2007, it is almost entirely buried by snow, with little more than the bust visible. Following a proposal by Russia to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, the buried building and emergent bust, along with a plaque commemorating the conquest of the Pole of Inaccessibility by Soviet Antarctic explorers in 1958, has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 4). See also Soviet Antarctic Expedition List of Antarctic research stations List of Antarctic field camps Henry Cookson, British Adventurer Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica References Further reading Antarctica 2011-2012 Legacy Transcontinental Crossing Crossing the Antarctic: Sebastian Copeland and Rossignol Partner to fulfill a legacy Outposts of Antarctica Outposts of Kemp Land Russia and the Antarctic Soviet Union and the Antarctic Monuments and memorials to Vladimir Lenin Historic buildings and structures in Antarctica Former populated places in Antarctica 1958 establishments in Antarctica 1958 disestablishments in Antarctica 1958 establishments in the Soviet Union