Many Antarctic research stations 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).
Field camp | Location | Country | Established | Activities | Status | Serving | Coordinates | Time zone |
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AGAP South Field Camp | ||||||||
Bay of Whales Camp | ||||||||
Beardmore South Field Camp | ||||||||
Blue Fields Camp | ||||||||
Byrd Surface Camp | ||||||||
Borchgrevink's Hut | Cape Adare | Norway | 1899 | Abandoned ASPA #159 |
N/A | UTC+12 | ||
Cámara Base | Half Moon Island, Livingston Island | Argentina | 1953 | Seasonal | N/A | UTC-4 | ||
Cape Hallett Field Camp | ||||||||
Camp Academia | Livingston Island | Bulgaria | 2004 | Seasonal | St. Kliment Ohridski Base | UTC-4 | ||
Camp Byers | Livingston Island | Spain | Seasonal | Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base | UTC-4 | |||
Camp Livingston | Livingston Island | Argentina | Seasonal | UTC-4 | ||||
Cape Royds | Ross Island | UK | 1908 | Nimrod Expedition | Abandoned ASPA #157 |
N/A | UTC+12 | |
Darwin Glacier Field Camp | ||||||||
Discovery Hut | Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island | UK | 1911 | Discovery Expedition | Abandoned ASPA #158 |
N/A | ||
Ford Range Field Camp | ||||||||
Fossil Bluff | Alexander Island | UK | 1961 | Logistics Facility | Seasonal | Rothera station | UTC-5 | |
Lake Hoare Field Camp | ||||||||
Lower Erebus Hut | Ross Island | USA | 1992 | Monitoring Mt. Erebus | McMurdo Station | UTC+12 | ||
Mid-Point Charlie | ||||||||
Patriot Hills | Ellsworth Mountains | USA | 1987 | Private camp with Blue ice runway | Seasonal | Various | UTC-5 | |
Peggotty Camp | South Georgia | UK | 1916 | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition | Abandoned | N/A | UTC-2 | |
Polheim | South Pole | Norway | 1911 | Amundsen's South Pole expedition | Abandoned | N/A | ||
Reedy Glacier Field Camp | ||||||||
Safety Camp | ||||||||
Scott's Hut | Ross Island | UK | 1911 | Terra Nova Expedition | Abandoned ASPA #155 |
N/A | UTC+12 | |
Sky Blu | Ellsworth Land | UK | 1993 | Logistics Facility | Seasonal | Rothera station | UTC-5 | |
Shirreff Base | Livingston Island | Chile USA |
1991 | Seasonal | UTC-4 | |||
South Ice | Edith Ronne Land | UK | 1957 | IGY overwinter | Abandoned | N/A | UTC-2 | |
Station P | Livingston Island | UK | 1957 | Survey, geology, biology | Abandoned | N/A | UTC-4 | |
Talos Dome Camp | ||||||||
Union Glacier Camp | Ellsworth Mountains | USA | 2010 | Private camp with Blue ice runway | Seasonal | Various | UTC-5 | |
WAIS Divide Field Camp | West Antarctic Ice Sheet | USA | 2005 | Collect deep ice core | Seasonal | McMurdo Station |
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