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===Science and research===

Argaea is the pre-eminent [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] scientific research area with over 75 laboratory and data analysis facilities, 97 research stations, and 4,390 weather monitoring stations. These are administered by the Burgoignesc Australis Program ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Programme Australis Burgoignesc (PAB)'', Division of Polar Programs ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Division des Programmes Polaire (DPP)'']] within the Royal Burgoignesc Society of Sciences ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Societie Real Burgoignesc des Science (SRBS)'').

The original permanent station was built by [[Navy of Burgundie|Seabees]] during November [[1936]], as a part of [[Burgundie]]'s commitment to the scientific goals of creating a better maritime navigational system, which would ultimately lead to the creation of {{wp|LORAN}} and the {{wp|Automatic identification system}}. Through the [[Second Great War]], the number of scientists, mathematicians, physicists, astronomers, and secretarial staff to do data collection and analysis exploded and by the wars end there were 43,400 people living on the remote islands. They almost all left after the war, with only the original botanists, marine biologists, and climatologists remaining. Many of the buildings were abandoned and succumbed to the environment. In the 50s, with the advent of the [[Occidental Cold War]], Argaea became an ideal location to do secret research away from the prying eyes of [[Caphiria]] and its spy network. A number of top-secret projects were moved to Argaea and a network of bunkers were created as part of the {{wp|continuity of government}}

The number of scientific researchers and members of the support staff housed at the Australis Station has always varied seasonally, with a peak population of about 200 in the summer operational season from October to February. In recent years, the winter-time population has been around 50 people.

==== Scientific Experiments ====

Starting immediately after the construction of the station in [[1936]], the teams of scientists started working on more accurate star charts and other astronomical recordings to use as a redundant navigation system. They also tested extreme cold weather conditions on food and equipment for the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]].

In [[1942]], the station became the hub for the secret {{wp|LORAN}} program (the precursor to satellite navigation systems like {{wp|GPS}}) that the [[Navy of Burgundie]] was very interested in developing. Known as ''Project SeaHawk'', the development of {{wp|LORAN}} became a priority for the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]] at the waning days of the [[Second Great War]], knowing the funding for such projects would be reduced dramatically at the war's end. The radio navigation system was completed in [[1943]] in the final days of the war and never saw combat operations, but it was employed ships and long range patrol aircraft of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and used extensively. It was particularly useful for [[List of aviso classes of the Navy of Burgundie|avisos]] whose role was undergoing a shift in the middle of the 20th century, being used as floating radio relays and therefore spending months adrift in the middle of the ocean. {{wp|LORAN}} and after [[1957]] {{wp|Loran-C}}, made these the positioning of the avisos and their radio relays increasingly accurate.

In September [[1964]], the scientists at Australis started ice coring, a practice they have continued approximately once a decade since then ([[1974]], [[1985]], [[1995]], [[2007]], [[2017]], and [[2027]]). The ice core samples have been used to examine historic snowfalls, ice melts, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, radiation levels, average ambient temperatures, and have been used in the climate mapping project in conjunction with other stations and nations around the world.

===Sports and leisure===

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 ===Science and research===
+Argaea is the pre-eminent [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] scientific research area with over 75 laboratory and data analysis facilities, 97 research stations, and 4,390 weather monitoring stations. These are administered by the Burgoignesc Australis Program ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Programme Australis Burgoignesc (PAB)'', Division of Polar Programs ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Division des Programmes Polaire (DPP)'']] within the Royal Burgoignesc Society of Sciences ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Societie Real Burgoignesc des Science (SRBS)'').
+The original permanent station was built by [[Navy of Burgundie|Seabees]] during November [[1936]], as a part of [[Burgundie]]'s commitment to the scientific goals of creating a better maritime navigational system, which would ultimately lead to the creation of {{wp|LORAN}} and the {{wp|Automatic identification system}}. Through the [[Second Great War]], the number of scientists, mathematicians, physicists, astronomers, and secretarial staff to do data collection and analysis exploded and by the wars end there were 43,400 people living on the remote islands. They almost all left after the war, with only the original botanists, marine biologists, and climatologists remaining. Many of the buildings were abandoned and succumbed to the environment. In the 50s, with the advent of the [[Occidental Cold War]], Argaea became an ideal location to do secret research away from the prying eyes of [[Caphiria]] and its spy network. A number of top-secret projects were moved to Argaea and a network of bunkers were created as part of the {{wp|continuity of government}}
+The number of scientific researchers and members of the support staff housed at the Australis Station has always varied seasonally, with a peak population of about 200 in the summer operational season from October to February. In recent years, the winter-time population has been around 50 people.
+==== Scientific Experiments ====
+Starting immediately after the construction of the station in [[1936]], the teams of scientists started working on more accurate star charts and other astronomical recordings to use as a redundant navigation system. They also tested extreme cold weather conditions on food and equipment for the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]].
+In [[1942]], the station became the hub for the secret {{wp|LORAN}} program (the precursor to satellite navigation systems like {{wp|GPS}}) that the [[Navy of Burgundie]] was very interested in developing. Known as ''Project SeaHawk'', the development of {{wp|LORAN}} became a priority for the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]] at the waning days of the [[Second Great War]], knowing the funding for such projects would be reduced dramatically at the war's end. The radio navigation system was completed in [[1943]] in the final days of the war and never saw combat operations, but it was employed ships and long range patrol aircraft of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and used extensively. It was particularly useful for [[List of aviso classes of the Navy of Burgundie|avisos]] whose role was undergoing a shift in the middle of the 20th century, being used as floating radio relays and therefore spending months adrift in the middle of the ocean. {{wp|LORAN}} and after [[1957]] {{wp|Loran-C}}, made these the positioning of the avisos and their radio relays increasingly accurate.
+In September [[1964]], the scientists at Australis started ice coring, a practice they have continued approximately once a decade since then ([[1974]], [[1985]], [[1995]], [[2007]], [[2017]], and [[2027]]). The ice core samples have been used to examine historic snowfalls, ice melts, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, radiation levels, average ambient temperatures, and have been used in the climate mapping project in conjunction with other stations and nations around the world.
 ===Sports and leisure===

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