| Drescher Ice Camp | |
| Native Name: | Drescher-Station |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Settlement Type: | Antarctic research station |
| Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Antarctica |
| Pushpin Relief: | y |
| Subdivision Type: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf |
| Subdivision Type1: | Location |
| Subdivision Name1: | Near Drescher Inlet |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Extinct Title: | Closed |
| Government Type: | Administration |
| Governing Body: | AWI, Germany |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
| Code1 Name: | UN/LOCODE |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Active times |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Some summers |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
Drescher Ice Camp can refer to a decommissioned permanent research station in the Drescher Inlet on the Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf as well as any subsequent mobile research stations located at the same site. The ice camp, and the inlet where it is located, are named after Alfred Wegener Institute biologist Eberhard Drescher.[1]
Drescher Ice Camp has been the location of six research campaigns, the most recent of which was in the austral summer of 2015-2016. Each campaign consists of at minimum four people and only occurs during the summer.
The semipermanent was built in 1986 and dismantled in 1990. It consisted of three containers which were used primarily as living quarters.
Recent research campaigns have used mobile facilities consisting primarily of pre-fabricated round structures often referred to as "apples". Three of these structures are used for living quarters, while one each is used for the kitchen and communication equipment. The station also makes use of snowmobiles, sledges, and helicopters.
The main research activities at Drescher Ice Camp are concerned with the eating habits and diving behaviors of Weddell seals and emperor penguins.[2] Because of its proximity to open ocean, research at the ice camp is often coordinated with research aboard RV Polarstern.