D59 | |
Settlement Type: | Camp |
Flag Size: | 110px |
Flag Border: | no |
Mapsize: | 270px |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of D59 in Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of D59 in Antarctica |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | -69.62°N 135.36°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Location in Antarctica |
Subdivision Name1: | East Antarctic Ice Sheet Antarctica |
Subdivision Type3: | Administered by |
Established Title: | Established |
Blank Name Sec1: | Type |
Blank Info Sec1: | Seasonal |
Blank Name Sec2: | Status |
Blank Info Sec2: | Abandoned |
D59 is a field camp in Antarctica on the land traverse between Dumont d'Urville (French coastal station) and Dome C (Franco-Italian high antarctic plateau station). It is known mainly for the two LC-130 crashes which happened in 1971 (eventually repaired and recovered 16 years later) and 1987 (two dead, wreckage abandoned).