▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁research er ▁that ▁expl ored ▁east ▁Ant arct ica , ▁Phill ip ▁Law , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁bi ologist ▁that ▁studied ▁living ▁in ▁Ant arct ica , ▁Emil ▁R ac ov ita . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government . ▁ ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Ant ar ctic ▁research , ▁the ▁country ▁that ▁signed ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Tre aty ▁which ▁gives ▁us ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁far ▁south ▁of ▁Ant arct ica , ▁in ▁peace ful ▁purposes . ▁It ▁is ▁much ▁easier ▁for ▁a ▁country ▁with ▁a ▁global ▁position ▁like ▁Roman ia ▁to ▁re open ▁an ▁older ▁base ▁than ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁one ," ▁N ego i ţ ă ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁year ly ▁travel ▁and ▁maintenance ▁for ▁Roman ia ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁are ▁estimated ▁at ▁about ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 US . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Princess ▁Elisabeth ▁region ▁near ▁the ▁Lars emann ▁Hills ▁of ▁East ▁Ant arct ica , ▁ 2   km ▁from ▁the ▁Russian ▁and ▁Chinese ▁stations . ▁The ▁Roman ian ▁expedition ▁co oper ates ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁research ers ▁of ▁these ▁countries , ▁ex ch anging ▁information . ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁rock y , ▁not ▁ icy , ▁and ▁offers ▁numerous ▁access ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁Ant ar ctic ▁ice cap . ▁ ▁The ▁Roman ian ▁research ▁team