Tipo | Percentuale |
Piattaforma glaciale (ghiaccio galleggiante) | 44% |
Pareti di ghiaccio (agganciate al terreno) | 38% |
Fiumi di ghiaccio/fronti di ghiacciai | 13% |
Roccia | 4% |
Totale | 100% |
Bellinghausen | |
Casey | |
Davis | |
Dumont | |
Halley | |
Macquarie | |
Mawson | |
McMurdo | |
Mirnyy | |
Palmer | |
Neumayer | |
Rothera | |
Sanae | |
Scott | |
South Pole | |
Vostok |
Stazioni Meteo Antartiche
Base | Open | Country | Established | Activities | Situation | Coordinates | Time zone |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aboa | Summer | Finland | 1988 | Finnish Antarctic Research Program | Queen Maud Land | ||
Vernadsky Research Base | Permanent | Ukraine | 1994 | - | Galindez Island | UTC-3 | |
Almirante Brown Antarctic Base | Summer | Argentina | 1951 | Argentine Antarctica | Antarctic Peninsula | UTC-3 | |
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station | Permanent | United States | 1957 | United States Antarctic Program | Geographical South Pole | UTC+12* | |
Artigas Base | Permanent | Uruguay | 1984 | Uruguayan Antarctic Institute | King George Island | UTC-3 | |
Asuka Station | unmanned observation | Japan | 1985 | National Institute of Polar Research | Queen Maud Land | ||
Belgrano II | Permanent | Argentina | 1979 | Laboratory and meteorological station | Coats Land | UTC-3 | |
Bellingshausen Station | Permanent | Russia | 1968 | - | King George Island | ||
Bernardo O'Higgins Station | Permanent | Chile | 1948 | Chilean Army | Antarctic Peninsula | UTC-4* | |
Byrd Station | Summer | United States | 1957 | United States Antarctic Program | Marie Byrd Land | ||
Captain Arturo Prat base | Permanent | Chile | 1947 | Chilean Navy | Greenwich Island | UTC-4* | |
Casey Station | Permanent | Australia | 1959 | Australian Antarctic Division | Vincennes Bay | UTC+8 | |
Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base | Permanent | Brazil | 1984 | - | King George Island | ||
Concordia Station | Permanent | France Italy |
2005 | - | Dome C, Antarctic Plateau | ||
Dakshin Gangotri Station | Abandoned | India | 1984~1991 | Indian Antarctic Program | Queen Maud Land | ||
Davis Station | Permanent | Australia | 1957 | Australian Antarctic Division | Princess Elizabeth Land | UTC+7 | |
Dome Fuji Station | Permanent | Japan | 1995 | National Institute of Polar Research | Queen Maud Land | ||
Dumont d'Urville Station | Permanent | France | 1956 | - | Adélie Land | UTC+10 | |
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva and Villa Las Estrellas | Permanent | Chile | 1969 | Chilean Air Force | King George Island | UTC-4* | |
Esperanza Base | Permanent | Argentina | 1975 | Laboratory and meteorological station, radio, a school, and tourist facilities. | Hope Bay | UTC-3 | |
Gabriel de Castilla Spanish Antarctic Station | Summer | Spain | 1989 | Marine biology [1] | Deception Island | ||
Georg von Neumayer Station | Replaced by Neumayer Station | Germany | 1981-1992 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Queen Maud Land | UTC | |
Gonzalez Videla Station | Summer | Chile | ? | ? | Paradise Bay, Water Boat Point. | ||
Great Wall Station | Permanent | China | 1985 | Meteorology | King George Island | ||
Halley Research Station | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1956 | British Antarctic Survey | Brunt Ice Shelf | ||
Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station | Permanent | Poland | 1977 | Oceanobiology, Oceanography, Geology, Geomorphology, Glaciology, Meteorology, Climatology, Seismology, Magnetism and Ecology | King George Island | ||
Jinnah Antarctic Station | Summer | Pakistan | 1991 | Pakistan Antarctic Programme | Sor Rondane Mountains, Queen Maud Land | ||
Juan Carlos I Spanish Antarctic Station | Summer | Spain | 1988 | CSIC. Laboratory, investigation and meteorogical station. [2] | Livingston Island | ||
Jubany | Permanent | Argentina | 1953 | Animal life, meteorology | King George Island | UTC-3 | |
King Sejong Station | Permanent | South Korea | 1988 | Korea Antarctic Research Program | King George Island | ||
Law-Racovita Station | Summer | Romania | 1986 | Romanian Polar Research Institute | Larsemann Hills (Princess Elizabeth Land) | ||
Leningradskaya
Station |
Re-opening in 2007/2008 | Russia | 1971 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Oates Coast, Victoria Land | ||
Machu Picchu Research Station | Summer | Peru | 1989 | Summer base | Admiralty Bay, King George Island | ||
Macquarie Island Station | Permanent | Australia | 1911 | Australian Antarctic Division | Macquarie Island | ||
Maitri Station | Permanent | India | 1989 | Indian Antarctic Program | Schirmacher region | ||
Marambio Base | Permanent | Argentina | 1969 | Laboratory, meteorological station, 1.2km long-30m wide landing track. (website) | Seymour-Marambio Island | UTC-3 | |
Mario Zucchelli Station | Summer | Italy | 1986 | Oceanobiology, Oceanography, Geology, Geomorphology, Glaciology, Meteorology, Climatology, Seismology, Magnetism and Ecology (website) | Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea | UTC+12 | |
Mawson Station | Permanent | Australia | 1954? | Australian Antarctic Division | Mac Robertson Land | UTC+6 | |
McMurdo Station | Permanent | United States | 1956 | - | Ross Island | UTC+12* | |
Mendel Polar Station | Summer | Czech Republic | 2006 | biological, geological and climate research | James Ross Island | ||
Mirny Station | Permanent | Russia | 1956 | glaciology, seismology, meteorology, polar lights, cosmic radiation, and marine biology | Davis Sea | ||
Mizuho Station | irregular (transshipment station) | Japan | 1970 | National Institute of Polar Research | - | ||
Molodyozhnaya Station | Re-opening in 2007/2008 | Russia Belarus |
1962 | Meteorology [3] Russian Antarctic Expedition |
- | ||
Neumayer Station | Permanent | Germany | 1992 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Atka-Bay | UTC | |
Novolazarevskaya Station | Permanent | Russia | January 1961 | - | Queen Maud Land | ||
Orcadas Base | Permanent | Argentina | 1904 | Meteorology | Orcadas Islands | UTC-3 | |
Palmer Station | Permanent | United States | 1968 | Science labs, a dock and a helicopter pad. | Anvers Island | UTC-4 | |
Princess Elisabeth Base | Permanent | Belgium | 2007 | Energy-passive research station. | Dronning Maud Land | ||
Professor Julio Escudero base | Permanent | Chile | Chilean Antarctic Institute | King George Island | UTC-4* | ||
Progress Station | Summer | Russia | 1988 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Prydz Bay | ||
Rothera Research Station | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1975 | British Antarctic Survey | Adelaide Island | ||
Russkaya Station | Re-opening in 2007/2008 | Russia | 1980 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Marie Byrd Land | ||
San Martín Station | Permanent | Argentina | 1951 | Laboratory and Meteorological measurements | - | UTC-3 | |
SANAE IV (South African National Antarctic Expeditions) | Permanent | South Africa | 1962 (SANAE I) | Upper atmosphere research (e.g. cosmic rays) and Earth sciences (e.g. geology). | Fimbul Coastal Ice Shelf in Queen Maud Land | ||
St. Kliment Ohridski Base | Permanent | Bulgaria | 1988 | Biological research, laboratorial and meteorological measurements. First Eastern Orthodox church, St. Ivan Rilski | Livingston Island | ||
Scott Base | Permanent | New Zealand | 1957 | Antarctic physical environments, Southern Ocean and Antarctic ecosystems. | Ross Island | UTC+12 | |
Showa Station | Permanent | Japan | 1958 | National Institute of Polar Research | East Ongul Island | GMT+3 | |
Svea | Summer | Sweden | 1988 | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat | Dronning Maud Land | ||
Tor Station | Summer | Norway | 1993 | Norwegian Polar Institute | Dronning Maud Land | ||
Troll Station | Permanent | Norway | 1990 | Norwegian Polar Institute | Dronning Maud Land | ||
Wasa Station | Summer | Sweden | 1989 | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat | Dronning Maud Land | ||
Vostok Station | Permanent | Russia | 1957 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Antarctic Ice Sheet | UTC+6 | |
Zhongshan (Sun Yat-Sen) Station | Permanent | China | 1989 | Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) | Larsemann Hills in Prydz Bay | ||
Kohnen-Station | Summer | Germany | 2001 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Dronning Maud Land |