Station Openings-1998-99 Mods

   

Section III of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 1998-99 lists the names, locations, and actual opening dates of the Party's bases and subsidiary stations established in the Antarctic Treaty Area, and whether they are for summer and/or winter operations.

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Year Round Stations

McMurdo Station

  • Location:  Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island in McMurdo Sound
  • 77o 55'S Latitude
  • 166o 39'E Longitude
  • Annual Relief: 22 August 1998

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

  • Location: 90o 00'S Latitude
  • Annual Relief: 28 October 1998

Palmer Station

  • Location: Anvers Island near Bonaparte Point
  • 64o 46'S Latitude
  • 64o 05'W Longitude
  • Annual Relief: 14 September 1998

Austral Summer Camps

Siple Dome Camp

  • Location: 81o 39'S Latitude
  • 149o 04'W Longitude
  • Open: 27 October 1998
  • Close: 03 February 1999

Downstream Bravo Camp

  • Location: 84o 01'S Latitude
  • 155o 00'W Longitude
  • Open: 29 October 1998
  • Close: 06 January 1999

Ford Range Camp

  • Location: 77o 16'S Latitude
  • 142o 27'W Longitude
  • Open: 23 November 1998
  • Close: 03 February 1999

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