Research stations in Antarctica
Research stations in Antarctica have existed since the 1950s, in 2004 their number was given as 85. Approximately half of which is year-round (marked with winter) occupied while the others are used only in the summer.
- 4.1 stations on the Südorkneyinseln and on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
- 4.2 stations on the South Shetland Islands ( except King George Island ) and on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
- 4.3 stations on King George Island
History
With the " Race to the South Pole " in 1912, whaling stations and stock research have been established at an early stage. They had one hand an economic and an actual scientific interest, but on the other hand, to mark territory claims of the various states. In the 1930s, there were also military operations in the Antarctic area. Since the 1950s, a strong interest in exploring the Antarctic set a world and the scientific institutions of the countries started systematic work on the sixth continent. So it was always opening new research stations, which are according to their location on the actual continent ( Antarctica ) and distinguished on offshore islands.
Stations outside the Antarctic continent
These are located on islands between the 40th and 60th degrees south latitude.
Stations in East Antarctica
Most stations are located on or near the ocean, very few in the interior of the continent.
Stations on the Atlantic Ocean
These lie between the Weddell Sea and the Lützow -Holm Bay.
Stations on the Indian Ocean south of Africa
These range from the Lützow -Holm Bay and the MacKenzie - sea.
Stations on the Indian and Pacific Oceans
These lie on the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean near the International Date Line on the Cape for the Ross Sea
Stations in the Ross Sea
Stations in the interior of Antarctica
Stations in West Antarctica
The West Antarctic facing the South American continent. Your foothills, the Antarctic Peninsula, separates the Atlantic and Pacific. Being close to Tierra del Fuego and the vast expansion to the north they can be reached most easily. Stations can be here with less effort to operate, and there are therefore in this region the most and also the oldest stations.
Stations on the Südorkneyinseln and on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
Stations on the South Shetland Islands ( except King George Island ) and on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
64 ° 9 ' S, 60 ° 57 ' W - 64.15 - 60.95
Stations on King George Island
Former stations on Antarctica and the Antarctic Islands
( in alphabetical order)
A basic laboratory, which was affiliated with the Soviet Nowolasarewskaja station, since 1976 served as separate accommodation for DDR scientists. It was transformed by the Academy of Sciences of the GDR into an independent research station and equipped with a new universal container. It received the name of the German naturalist Georg Forster. It was initially a group of 12 researchers and technicians, who lived as overwintering in a metal container and biological and zoological studies conducted specifically to behavioral and stock changes. After abandonment of the site, the station elements to 1996 completely dismantled and removed.