Antarctic field camps explained

Many research stations in Antarctica support satellite field camps which are, in general, seasonal camps. The type of field camp can vary – some are permanent structures used during the annual Antarctic summer, whereas others are little more than tents used to support short term activities. Field camps are used for many things, from logistics (Sky Blu) to dedicated scientific research (WAIS Divide Field Camp).

List of field camps

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Refuge name
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Location
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Country
Year
est.
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Activities
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Type and Status
Serving
base

Coordinates
Time zone
VII Brigada Aérea 1978 Summer refuge
Closed
-64.2402°N -56.6214°W
1957 Summer refuge
Open
-68.1374°N -67.1381°W

1967Scientific activity Summer refuge
Closed 2010
-63.388°N -57.5827°W[1]
2004 Topographic survey Summer camp
Open
-62.645°N -60.1718°W UTC−4
Ace Lake[2] 2004 Research projects at Ace Lake Summer refuge
Open
-68.4753°N 78.1898°W
AGAP North
Field[3]

2006 Summer camp -80.5°N 76°W
AGAP South
Field


2006 Summer camp -80.5°N 76°W
Albatros n/a Summer refuge
-62.2524°N -58.6567°W
ALCI Airbase 2001 Airfield Camp Summer camp
Open
-70.8215°N 11.6433°W
Amundsen 1963 Summer camp
Closed 1964
-86.3°N -160.9167°W
1955 Summer refuge
Open
-63.4205°N -56.9964°W
Arcondo 1963Summer refuge
Lost
-66.15°N -61.7167°W
Asgard 1969 Closed 1990
Removed
-77.5833°N 161.6°W
1985 Summer refuge
Dismantled
2004
-62.0953°N -58.5753°W
1953 Paleomagnetism Summer refuge
Open
-62.2101°N -58.9342°W UTC-3
Bandits 1983 Seal research Summer refuge
Open
-68.4218°N 78.3843°W
Beacon Valley[4] 2004 Project oldest Ice Summer camp -77.859°N 160.574°W
Beardmore South[5] 1984 Helicopter support Summer camp -84°N 160.5°W
Beaver Lake 1995 Summer camp
Open
-70.7951°N 68.1689°W
Béchervaise Island n/a Penguin research Summer refuge
Open
-67.5871°N 62.8085°W UTC+6
Betbeder 1954 Summer refuge
-64.3587°N -56.94°W
Black Island n/a Summer refuge
Open
-78.1503°N 166.1041°W
Blaicklock Island (BL)[6] 1957 Survey
Geology
Summer refuge
Closed 1958
Historic Site No.63
-67.5452°N -67.1934°W
1899 Abandoned
ASPA #159
-71.3011°N 170.2013°W UTC+12
Boulder Depot -68.6052°N 78.4802°W
Bratina Island[7] n/a Summer refuge
Open
-78.0532°N 165.4744°W
Brookes Shirokaya Bay1972 Depot for seal and lake research Summer refuge
Open
-68.6017°N 78.1849°W UTC+7
1997 Airfield Camp
Fuel depot
Summer camp
Open
-74.6224°N 163.9162°W UTC+12
Browning Peninsula n/a Support field personnel Summer refuge
Open
-66.4694°N 110.5501°W UTC+11
Brownworth 1969 Closed 1985
Removed
-77.45°N 162.8833°W
Bull Pass 1969 Summer hut
Closed 2003
-77.5167°N 161.8333°W
Bull Pass n/a Summer refuge
Open
-77.5169°N 161.8479°W
Bryde 1953 Summer refuge
-64.8833°N -62.9333°W
2001 Summer refuge
Open
-62.6637°N -61.0993°W UTC−4
Byrd Aurora 1963 Summer camp
Closed 1963
-79.4333°N -118.0667°W
Byrd Coast 1966 Summer camp
Closed 1967
-76.9167°N -144°W
Byrd Surface[8] 2001 Temporary
closed
-80.0147°N -119.5655°W
1964 Summer refuge
Closed
-63.8459°N -58.3762°W
1947Abandoned 1967 -62.9283°N -60.6083°W
Caleta Telefon 1955 Emergency refuge Abandoned
1967
-62.9333°N -60.7°W
Campbell [9] n/a Fuel depot Summer
Open
-74.1962°N 163.8812°W UTC+12
1965 Summer refuge
Open
-77.2181°N 166.4358°W
Cape Chocolate n/a Summer hut
Closed
-77.9333°N 164.5°W
Cape Crozier n/a Summer refuge
Open
-77.4608°N 169.1872°W
Cape Denison n/a Maintenance to Mawson's Huts Summer refuge
Open
-67.0087°N 142.6614°W
Cape Evans n/a Summer refuge
Open
-77.6383°N 166.4069°W
Cape Hallett n/a Fuel depot Summer
Open
-72.4306°N 169.9452°W UTC+12
Cape Phillips n/a Fuel depot Summer
Open
-73.0607°N 169.6305°W UTC+12
Cape Reclus (CR)[10] 1956 Survey
Geology
Summer refuge
Closed 1958
Dismantled 1996
Rebuilt inside Falkland Islands Museum in 2014
-64.5°N -61.7667°W
1984 Summer refuge
Open
-77.0348°N 163.1843°W
1997 Summer refuge
Open
-77.0333°N 163.1792°W
Cape Ross n/a Fuel depot Summer
Open
-76.7335°N 162.9675°W UTC+12
Cape Royds 1993 Summer refuge
Open
-77.5536°N 166.1624°W
Cape Royds n/a Summer refuge
Open
-77.5544°N 166.1638°W
1954 Summer refuge
Occasionally used
-63.9092°N -60.8059°W
1954 Meteorology
Biology
Summer refuge
Open
-64.1558°N -60.9552°W
1956 Summer refuge
Open
-66.3833°N -67.2167°W
1949Summer refuge
Rebuilt 2011
-64.8446°N -62.5301°W
n/aEmergency hut Summer hut
Open
-77.8252°N 166.7062°W
1956 Summer refuge
Open
-68.1°N -66.5167°W
Colbeck Hut 1988 Monitor the
Taylor Glacier
emperor penguin
Summer hut
Open
-67.4602°N 60.9806°W UTC+6
Comandante Zapiola 1976 Summer refuge
Open
-77.85°N -34.55°W
Commonwealth Glacier 1975 Summer camp
Closed 1977
Demolished
-77.5833°N 163.3167°W
1961Summer refuge
Closed
-75.5667°N -26.6°W
Cosmonaut n/a Fuel depot Summer
Open
-73.4005°N 164.6892°W UTC+12
1955 Summer refuge
Open
-63.5521°N -57.3785°W
Crooked Lake Crooked Laken/a Support field personnel Summer refuge
Open
-68.6256°N 78.3824°W UTC+7
1985 Summer refuge
Open
-62.2428°N -58.9808°W
CTAM[11] 2010 Depot Summer camp
Temporary closed
-83.9957°N 164.417°W
n/a Airfield Camp Summer camp
Open
-66.7008°N 139.8253°W
n/a Airfield Camp Summer camp
Closed
-69.62°N 135.36°W
D85 Skiway n/a Airfield Camp Summer camp
Open
-70.42°N 134.15°W
Damoy Point (DP)[12] 1975 Transit Facility Summer refuge
Closed 2006
Historic Site No.84
-64.8177°N -63.5041°W
Darwin Glacier n/a -79.9221°N 159.1029°W
1902 Abandoned
1917
ASPA #158
n/a -77.8458°N 166.6417°W
1981 Summer camp
inactive since 1984
-74.65°N -124.1667°W
1957 Survey Summer refuge
Open
refurbished 2011
-64.8176°N -63.5041°W
Fuel depot Abandoned -84.0167°N -155°W
E-Base 1995 Emergency refuge
Accommodation
Closed
Abandoned
-70.3°N -2.4333°W
1986 Geology
Geophysics
Geomorphology
Summer refuge
Open
-66.2498°N 100.6032°W UTC+8
El Manco2007 Summer refuge
-64.2265°N -56.6588°W
1953 Summer refuge
Closed
-68.3333°N -67.1667°W
Elefante n/a Summer refuge
-62.255°N -58.6322°W
2005 Airfield Camp Summer camp
Open
-74.7189°N 164.0296°W UTC+12
Ensenada Martel 1947Summer refuge
Abandoned
-62.1°N -58.4667°W
F6 Camp 2001 Summer camp
Open
-77.6083°N 163.2556°W
Fang Hut 1982 GeologySummer hut
Open
-67.7947°N 62.5844°W UTC+6
Filla 1999 Support field personnel Summer refuge
Open
-68.8081°N 77.8564°W
1960Summer
Closed
-64.4373°N -58.9752°W
Fossil Bluff[13] 1961 Airfield Camp
Fuel depot
Summer
Open
-71.3333°N -68.2833°W
1911 Abandoned
1912
-78.5°N -164°W
1954 Summer refuge
Open
-62.269°N -59.1844°W
1955 Summer refuge
Open
-64.1895°N -58.3839°W
1988Summer refuge
Open
-61.05°N -55.2°W
Gould 1966 Closed 1967 Summer camp -78.95°N -85.75°W
n/a Private Base Camp Summer camp
Open
-77.7346°N -47.5348°W
1957 Summer refuge -68.7066°N -67.5111°W
1955 Summer refuge
Open
-65.1757°N -64.1362°W
Guaraní 1959 Summer refuge
Lost
-64.5112°N -59.6264°W
Guillochon 1957 Summer refuge
Closed
-65.911°N -65.9054°W
1956 Emergency refuge Summer
Abandoned
1967
-62.95°N -60.6°W
Harrow Peaks n/a Fuel depot Summer
Open
-74.1032°N 164.7712°W UTC+12
Herb n/a Summer camp
Closed
-77.7°N 163.8°W
Hop 1990 Support field personnel Summer refuge
Open
-68.821°N 77.6988°W
Huneeus 1997 Support field personnel Summer refuge
Closed 2013
-80.3023°N -81.3478°W
n/aMeteo station
Emergency refuge
Summer camp
Open
-74.7119°N 164.1167°W UTC+12
Independencia Argentina 1967 Summer refuge
Open
-63.45°N -57.1667°W
Jack's Donga 1982 Geology Summer refuge
Open
-66.2283°N 110.6533°W UTC+6
Jorge Boonen
(ex Cañas Montalva)
(ex Station V)


1996

1953
Meteorology
Geology
Summer refuge
Open
-63.5544°N -57.3783°W
Kottas
1985Geophysical
Geology
Summer camp -74.205°N -9.7467°W[14]
Kurzmann 1976 Summer refuge
Destroyed
-63.4167°N -57.1°W
Lake Bonney 2001 Summer refuge
Open
-77.7148°N 162.4504°W
2001 Summer refuge
Open
-77.6058°N 163.1256°W
Lake Hoare 2001 Summer refuge
Open
-77.6232°N 162.9006°W
Lake Miers 1979 Summer refuge
Closed 1996
-78.1333°N 163.8333°W
Lake Vanda n/a Summer refuge
Open
-77.5221°N 161.6834°W
Lake Vida n/a Depot Summer refuge
Open
-77.3781°N 161.9035°W
Lasala 1953 Summer refuge
Destroyed by the British in the Deception Island incident in April 1953
-62.933°N -60.5971°W
Ledingham Ledingham Depot1984 Support science programs Summer refuge
Open
-67.3667°N 59.4525°W
Lichen Hills n/a Fuel depot Summer
Open
-73.3054°N 162.1017°W UTC+12
Lillie Marlene
1979 Emergency
Refuge
Summer refuge
Open
-71.2068°N 164.5119°W
Little Dome C
2016 Beyond EPICA[15] Summer camp
Open
-75.2992°N 122.4452°W[16]
Little Rockford 1958 Summer camp
Closed 1965
-79.5°N -147.3167°W
1995 Summer refuge
Open
-62.6561°N -61.0108°W UTC−4
1992 Monitoring
Mt. Erebus
Summer refuge
Open
-77.5113°N 167.1428°W UTC+12
Lower Wright 1971 Summer refuge
Open
-77.4333°N 162.05°W
Lower Wright n/a Summer refuge
Open
-77.4429°N 162.6484°W
Macey 1971 Auster emperor penguin colony Summer hut
Open
-67.4392°N 63.7192°W UTC+6
Maipú 1956 Summer refuge
Closed
-68.1°N -65.9667°W
n/a Fuel Depot
Logistic base for helicopters
Summer refuge
Open
-77.414°N 163.6845°W
Marie Byrd 1957 Summer camp -75.75°N -135°W
Marine Plain n/a Summer camp
Open
-68.6025°N 78.1014°W UTC+6
Mariner Camp n/a Fuel depot Summer -73.4965°N 167.0272°W UTC+12
1953 Summer refuge
Covered by ice in 1960
-63.4833°N -57°W
1959 Summer refuge
Open
-63.5039°N -57.1236°W
McGregor 1982 Summer hut -85.1333°N -170.8333°W
Megadunes 2003Support scientists Summer camp -80.5°N 125°W
Mesa Range n/a Fuel depot Summer -73.4829°N 162.7683°W UTC+12
Meteorite Hills[17] Since 1976Summer camp -79.6333°N 155.6833°W
1988 Airfield Camp
Depot
Summer camp
Open
-75.541°N 145.8217°W UTC+12
Minnesota 1961 Summer camp
Closed 1965
-73.5°N -94.5°W
Moody Nunatak[18] 2003Logistical helicopter Summer camp -83.1167°N 159.5°W
Morris Basin n/a Fuel depot Summer -75.6375°N 159.0692°W UTC+12
Mount Henderson Hut n/a Shelter for visitors Summer hut
Open
-67.7008°N 63.0564°W UTC+6
Mount Jackman n/a Fuel depot Summer -72.385°N 163.1797°W UTC+12
Mount Minto n/a Fuel depot Summer -71.6115°N 167.9261°W UTC+12
Neptune 1963 Summer refuge
Closed 1966
-83.5167°N -57.25°W
New Harbour n/a Summer refuge
Open
-77.5778°N 163.5204°W
1958 Summer refuge
Closed
(-69.4011°N -68.8222°W)
Nuestra Señora de Luján 1979 Summer Refuge
-64.1558°N -60.9551°W
Ocean Camp Weddell Sea Ice Shelf 1915 Abandoned
1915
Odell Glacier 2001Summer camp -76.65°N 159.9667°W
Ohio 1961 Summer camp
Closed 1967
-84.8667°N -114.3333°W
Ohio H 1962 Summer camp
Closed 1965
-86°N -127°W
Omgi 2019 Meteorology
Scientific activity
Summer camp -67.83°N -67.2381°W
1995 Summer refuge
-68.1005°N -67.025°W
Onset D 2001Summer camp -80.7608°N -125.7933°W
Orford Cliff (OC)[19] 1957 Survey
Geology
Summer refuge
Closed 1959
Demolished 1997
-66.9103°N -66.4882°W
1956 Summer refuge
Open
-64.8952°N -62.8658°W
Paso de los Andes 1957 Summer refuge
Open
-67.7667°N -68.9°W
Paso del Medio 1990 Summer refuge
-63.4167°N -57.0833°W
Patience Camp Weddell Sea Ice Shelf 1915 Abandoned
1916
1987 Summer camp
Open
Various -80.3167°N -81.2667°W UTC−5
Patuxent[20] 1962 Summer camp
Closed 1965
-84.9°N -63°W
1916 Abandoned n/a -54.15°N -37.2833°W UTC−2
Peterson Island n/a Shelter for visitors Summer refuge
Open
-66.4667°N 110.5°W
Pine Island Glacier n/a Ice stream survey Summer refuge
Open
-75.8036°N -100.2772°W
Platcha 1961 Base for field training Summer refuge
Open
-68.5117°N 78.5122°W
1911 Abandoned n/a -90°N 0°W
Prebble Glacier 1966 Camp Closed 1967 -84.25°N 164.1667°W
Puerto Moro 1951Summer -63.4005°N -56.9979°W
Rada Lote 1953 Summer refuge
Destroyed by a storm
-64.65°N -62.5667°W
Rasmussen Island (RS)[21] 1985 Emergency refuge
Recreational shelter
Summer refuge
Closed 1996
Occasionally used
-65.2458°N -64.0855°W
Reedy Glacier 2001 Summer camp -85.5°N -134°W

1994 Logistic camp to Concordia[22] Summer refuge
Open
-66.6911°N 139.8957°W
Robinson Ridge 1998 Support field personnel Summer refuge
Open
-68.821°N 77.6988°W
Rookery Lake n/a Support monitoring programs on Adelie penguins Summer refuge
Open
-68.4989°N 78.068°W
Roosevelt Island 1969 Summer hut -80.1833°N -161.65°W
Roque C. Cisterna 1976 Summer refuge
Open
-77.8667°N -34.3167°W
Rumdoodle n/a Ski Landing Area[23] Summer refuge
Open
-67.7689°N 62.8169°W
S17 Camp n/a Summer refuge
Open
-69.0324°N 40.0652°W UTC+3
2005 Summer refuge
Open
-62.7021°N -60.4186°W
Salta 1957 Summer refuge
Closed 1975
-78.0167°N -35.8°W
1978 Summer base
Closed 1978
-65.5333°N 96.5°W
San Antonio 1959 Summer refuge
Open
-64.9667°N -60.0667°W
SANAP Summer Base Queen Maud Land 2009 Logistics Summer
Open
-70.64°N -8.2619°W
San Carlos 1959 Summer refuge
Open
-63.8167°N -57.9833°W
San Juan 1959 Summer refuge
Lost
-64.0335°N -58.3017°W
1963Summer refuge
Closed
-63.65°N -57.8333°W
1956 Summer refuge
Closed
-65.2444°N -59.4438°W
Sansom Depot -69.7102°N 73.746°W
Santa Bárbara 1963Summer refuge
Lost
-79.9667°N -37.8°W
Santa Teresita 1953 Summer refuge
Closed
-66.3667°N -62.9167°W
1911 Abandoned
1917
ASPA #155
n/a -77.6333°N 166.4°W UTC+12
Scullin monolith 1988 Summer refuge
Open
-67.7868°N 66.6934°W
Shackleton Camp 2015 Summer camp
Open
-85.09°N -175.33°W
1908 Abandoned
ASPA #157
n/a -77.55°N 176°W UTC+12
1996Logistic Summer camp -81.6543°N -149.0051°W
Sitry
(C-3)
2000Airfield Camp
Fuel depot
Summer camp
Closed
-71.6517°N 148.6547°W
1993 Logistics Facility Summer camp
Open
-74.8564°N -71.5852°W UTC−5
1957 IGY overwinter Abandoned n/a -82.0833°N -30°W UTC−2
Starr Nunatak n/a Fuel depot Summer -75.9002°N 162.563°W UTC+12
Station PMateev Cove1957Summer camp
Abandoned
-62.6493°N -60.5903°W
Talos Dome[24] 2004 TALDICE Project Summer camp
Removed 2008
-72.8278°N 159.1833°W UTC+12
Tam Flat n/a Fuel depot Summer -75.0103°N 162.6338°W UTC+12
Tamseis[25] 2001Trans-Antarctic Mountains Seismic Experiment Summer camp -81.6523°N 122.5878°W
Thorne 1953Summer refuge
Destroyed in 1969 due to volcanic eruption
-62.9333°N -60.7°W
Trajer Ridge 1988 Emergency refuge and due to be replaced Summer refuge
Open
-68.5608°N 78.5°W
Tucker Glacier n/a Fuel depot Summer -72.4476°N 168.5178°W UTC+12
Turkish Camp[26] 2019 Scientific activity Summer camp
Open
-67.8299°N -67.2362°W
n/a Private Camp Summer camp
Open
-79.768°N -83.2617°W UTC-3
Valleverdú 2008 Boats Refuge
-64.2564°N -56.7395°W
1956 Refuge Abandoned 1967 -62.9499°N -60.6°W
Vinson[27] n/a Private Base Camp Summer camp
Open
-78.5348°N -86.0067°W
1958 Summer refuge
Closed
-79.1667°N -38.8833°W
Virgen de Loreto 1963Summer refuge
Lost
-65.55°N -61.5°W
2005 Summer camp
Open
-79.4675°N -112.0864°W
Watts Lake n/a Support of biological programs Summer refuge
Open
-68.6028°N 78.2247°W
n/a Private camp Summer camp
Open
-70.7641°N 11.6171°W
Wilkes 'Hilton' 1962 Support field personnel Summer refuge
Open
-66.2566°N 110.5237°W
n/aAirfield Camp Summer camp
Open
-66.6908°N 111.5243°W UTC+8
1985Summer refuge
Dismantled
1998
-61.01°N -55.21°W
Whoop Whoop[28] Ski Landing Area[29] Summer hut -68.4697°N 73.746°W
1956 Summer refuge
Open
-68.0833°N -66.6833°W

See also

References

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Antarctic Treaty . 2017-09-15 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185745/http://eies.ats.aq/Ats.IE/ieGenRpt.aspx?idParty=2&period=1&idYear=2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: New discovery from ghost mountains . British Antarctic Survey . August 18, 2018.
  4. Web site: The Oldest Ice on Earth? . Ice Story Dispatches from Polar Scientists . August 24, 2018.
  5. Web site: Antarctic Treaty meeting at Beardmore field camp . Spaceref Network . August 18, 2018.
  6. Web site: Blaiklock Island refuge. British Antarctic Survey. 27 November 2017.
  7. Web site: New Zealand huts and refuges . Antarctica New Zealand . newzealand.gvt.nz . October 4, 2018.
  8. Web site: Station Openings 2001 - 2002 . National Science Foundation (US) . August 21, 2018.
  9. Web site: Rapporto Campagna Antartica 2012-2013 . UTE - ENEA . 29 August 2020.
  10. Web site: Cape Reclus refuge (CR). British Antarctic Survey. 28 November 2017.
  11. Web site: CTAM 2010-11 . National Science Foundation (US) . 21 October 2018.
  12. Web site: Damoy Point transit facility. British Antarctic Survey. 12 August 2018.
  13. Web site: Fossil Bluff Station KG. British Antarctic Survey. 12 August 2018. 12 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230112070328/https://www.bas.ac.uk/about/about-bas/history/british-research-stations-and-refuges/fossil-bluff-kg/. live.
  14. Accumulation studies Amundsenisen . Annals of Glaciology . 29 . 1–9 . Cambridge University Press . 10.3189/172756499781820914 . 27 October 2021. Oerter . Hans . 55097350 . free .
  15. Web site: Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice . Alfred-Wegener-Institut . 9 January 2022.
  16. Web site: Little Dome C . Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice . 9 January 2022.
  17. Web site: Searching Antarctic Ice for Meteorites . Planetary Science Research . August 22, 2018.
  18. Web site: 2003-2004 USAP Field Season . United States Antarctic Program . August 21, 2018.
  19. Web site: Orford Cliff refuge (OC). British Antarctic Survey. 29 November 2017.
  20. Book: Location of U.S. Antarctic Research Stations . 1991 . The National Academies Press . 10.17226/1876 . 978-0-309-04626-8 . September 20, 2018.
  21. Web site: Rasmussen Island refuge (OC). British Antarctic Survey. 29 November 2017.
  22. http://www.italiantartide.it/cap-prouhomme/ Cap Prud’Homme
  23. https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/travel-and-logistics/aviation/intracontinental-operations/ski-landing-area-locations/ Intracontinental ski landing area locations
  24. Web site: TALDICE Project . taldice.org . October 12, 2018.
  25. Web site: Refuges 2001 - 2002 . National Science Foundation (US) . August 21, 2018.
  26. Web site: Science team reaches Turkish research base . Polar Research Institute . 20 August 2020.
  27. Web site: Vinson Base Camp . antarctic-logistics.com . Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions . 20 October 2018.
  28. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDT60803/IDT60803.89570.shtml Latest Weather Observations for Whoop Whoop
  29. https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/stations/davis/2019/this-week-at-davis-18-january-2019/ This week at Davis: 18 January 2019