South Ice Station | |
Settlement Type: | Antarctic base |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Antarctica |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Edith Ronne Land |
Established Title: | Established |
Extinct Title: | Closed |
Government Type: | Administration |
Governing Body: | CTAE, United Kingdom |
Population Total: | Up to 3 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
Blank Name Sec1: | Active times |
Blank Info Sec1: | All year-round |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
South Ice was a British support base 560km (350miles) from the South Pole in Edith Ronne Land, Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year, established by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, where three men overwintered during the Antarctic winter of 1957. In the same winter, men overwintered for the first time at the South Pole.
The name of the station contrasts to North Ice which was a British research station in Greenland.