Antarctic field camps

Many research stations in Antarctica 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).

List of field camps

Field camp orRefuge name Location Country Yearest. Activities Type and Status Servingbase Coordinates Time zone VII Brigada Aérea Seymour Island 1978 Summer refugeClosed Marambio 17 de Agosto Millerand Island 1957 Summer refugeOpen San Martín A Abrazo de Maipú Trinity Peninsula 1967 Scientific activity Summer refugeClosed 2010 Esperanza Academia Livingston Island 2004 Topographic survey Summer campOpen St. Kliment Ohridski UTC−4 Ace Lake Princess Elizabeth Land 2004 Research projects at Ace Lake Summer refugeOpen Davis AGAP NorthField Gamburtsev Mountain Range 2006 AGAP Project Summer camp AGAP SouthField Gamburtsev Mountain Range 2006 AGAP Project Summer camp Albatros King George Island n/a Summer refuge Carlini ALCI Airbase Queen Maud Land 2001 Airfield Camp Summer campOpen MaitriNovolazarevskaya Amundsen Amundsen Glacier 1963 Summer campClosed 1964 Antonio Moro Tabarin Peninsula 1955 Summer refugeOpen Esperanza Arcondo Arcondo Nunatak 1963 Summer refugeLost Asgard Asgard Range 1969 Closed 1990Removed B Balduino Rambo King George Island 1985 Summer refugeDismantled2004 Ferraz Ballvé Ardley Island 1953 Paleomagnetism Summer refugeOpen UTC-3 Bandits Tryne Fjord 1983 Seal research Summer refugeOpen Davis Beacon Valley Beacon Valley 2004 Project oldest Ice Summer camp Beardmore South Beardmore Glacier 1984 Helicopter support Summer camp Beaver Lake Beaver Lake 1995 Summer campOpen Béchervaise Island Bechervaise Island n/a Penguin research Summer refugeOpen Mawson UTC+6 Betbeder Snow Hill Island 1954 Summer refuge Black Island Black Island n/a Summer refugeOpen Blaicklock Island (BL) Blaiklock Island 1957 SurveyGeology Summer refugeClosed 1958Historic Site No.63 Station YStation W Borchgrevink's Hut Cape Adare 1899 Abandoned ASPA #159 UTC+12 Boulder Sansom Islands Depot Bratina Island Bratina Island n/a Summer refugeOpen Brookes Shirokaya Bay 1972 Depot for seal and lake research Summer refugeOpen Davis UTC+7 Browning Pass Browning Pass 1997 Airfield CampFuel depot Summer campOpen Zucchelli UTC+12 Browning Peninsula Browning Peninsula n/a Support field personnel Summer refugeOpen Casey UTC+11 Brownworth Lake Brownworth 1969 Closed 1985Removed Bull Pass Bull Pass 1969 Summer hutClosed 2003 Bull Pass Bull Pass n/a Summer refugeOpen Bryde Bryde Island 1953 Summer refuge Brown Byers Livingston Island 2001 Summer refugeOpen Juan Carlos I UTC−4 Byrd Aurora Marie Byrd Land 1963 Summer campClosed 1963 Byrd Coast Mount Farley 1966 Summer campClosed 1967 Byrd Surface