IGES stations stand in very different places: on mountain slopes and high plateaus, next to villages, lakes and observatories. In this series we visit them one by one: where each station is, what the landscape around it looks like and what is worth knowing nearby.
Station with a story Story coming soon ◎Network centre, Gyumri
Shaghik, above Lake Arpi
The first story in our series about IGES stations: the seismic and GNSS station above the village of Shaghik on the Ashotsk plateau, next to Lake Arpi.
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Byurakan, under the telescopes
The second story in our series about IGES stations: the seismic and GNSS station on the grounds of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, on the red tuffs of Mount Aragats.
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Elpin, above the Arpa valley
The third story in our series about IGES stations: the seismic and GNSS station above Elpin in Vayots Dzor, on ancient Gondwana rocks near Areni and Noravank.
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Antarashat, the village of forests
The fourth story in our series about IGES stations: the seismic and GNSS station above the village of Antarashat in Syunik, among forests, cliffs and wild asters.
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Deghdzavan, among figs and olives
The fifth story in our series about IGES stations: the seismic and GNSS station near Deghdzavan in Tavush, the mildest corner of our network, where peaches, pomegranates, figs and even olives grow.
Read the story →New stories are added to the series as they are published. Photographs: IGES.