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The station building, with a floor area of 2,162 square metres (23,270 sq ft), was constructed in 127 days. [10] The station can host a total of 72 personnel, 47 in the main building all year round [1] and an additional 25 in shelters during summer. The main station building is supported by a fuel farm and station, sea water pump and a summer camp.
An aerial view of the Indian Station Maitri on 25 February 2005. The Indian Antarctic Programme is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional programme under the control of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. It was initiated in 1981 with the first Indian expedition to Antarctica. [1]
An aerial view of the Indian Station Maitri, Antarctica on 2 February 2005 The station has modern facilities for research in various disciplines, such as biology , earth sciences , glaciology , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , cold region engineering, communication , human physiology , and medicine .
The United States maintains the southernmost base, Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, and the largest base and research station in Antarctica, McMurdo Station. The second-southernmost base is the Chinese Kunlun Station at 80°25′2″S during the summer season, and the Russian Vostok Station at 78°27′50″S during the winter season.
Map with station at location marked "C" Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, also Base Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, or shortly Bernardo O'Higgins, named after Bernardo O'Higgins, is a permanently staffed Chilean research station in Antarctica and the capital of Antártica Commune.
Gentoo penguins near Palmer Station. Palmer Station is located at 64.77°S, 64.05°W. [6] The majority of the science research conducted at Palmer Station revolves around marine biology. The station also houses year-round monitoring equipment for global seismic, atmospheric, and UV-monitoring networks, as well as a site for the study of ...
Vostok Research Station is around 1,301 kilometres (808 mi) from the Geographic South Pole, at the middle of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.. Vostok is located near the southern pole of inaccessibility and the south geomagnetic pole, making it one of the optimal places to observe changes in the Earth's magnetosphere.
McMurdo Station was the only Antarctic location to hold such a rally. [25] Discovery Hut (1902) at Hut Point Peninsula of Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station lies in the background during cargo operations of the supply ship MV American Tern of Operation Deep Freeze 2007.