Many Antarctic research stations 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 ).
Field camp
Location
Country
Established
Activities
Status
Serving
Coordinates
Time zone
AGAP South Field Camp
Beardmore South Field Camp
Blue Fields Camp
Byrd Surface Camp
Borchgrevink's Hut
Cape Adare
Norway
1899
Abandoned
ASPA #159
N/A
71°18′S 170°12′E / 71.300°S 170.200°E / -71.300; 170.200 (Borchgrevink's Hut )
UTC+12
Cámara Base
Half Moon Island , Livingston Island
Argentina
1953
Seasonal
N/A
62°35′41″S 59°55′8″W / 62.59472°S 59.91889°W / -62.59472; -59.91889 (Cámara Base )
UTC-4
Cape Hallett Field Camp
Camp Academia
Livingston Island
Bulgaria
2004
Seasonal
St. Kliment Ohridski Base
62°38′41.9″S 60°10′18.3″W / 62.644972°S 60.171750°W / -62.644972; -60.171750 (Camp Academia )
UTC-4
Camp Byers
Livingston Island
Spain
Seasonal
Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base
62°39′46″S 61°6′0″W / 62.66278°S 61.10000°W / -62.66278; -61.10000 (Camp Byers )
UTC-4
Camp Livingston
Livingston Island
Argentina
Seasonal
62°39′22″S 61°0′39″W / 62.65611°S 61.01083°W / -62.65611; -61.01083 (Camp Livingston )
UTC-4
Cape Royds
Ross Island
UK
1908
Nimrod Expedition
Abandoned
ASPA #157
N/A
77°33′S 166°10′E / 77.550°S 166.167°E / -77.550; 166.167 (Cape Royds Hut )
UTC+12
Darwin Glacier Field Camp
Discovery Hut
Hut Point Peninsula , Ross Island
UK
1911
Discovery Expedition
Abandoned, 1917
ASPA #158
N/A
77°50′45″S 166°38′31.6″W / 77.84583°S 166.642111°W / -77.84583; -166.642111 (Discovery Hut )
Ford Range Field Camp
Fossil Bluff
Alexander Island
UK
1961
Logistics Facility
Seasonal
Rothera station
71°20′0″S 68°17′0″W / 71.33333°S 68.28333°W / -71.33333; -68.28333 (Fossil Bluff )
UTC-5
Framheim
Bay of Whales , Ross Ice Shelf
Norway
1911
Amundsen's South Pole expedition
Abandoned, 1912
N/A
Lake Hoare Field Camp
Lower Erebus Hut
Ross Island
USA
1992
Monitoring Mt. Erebus
McMurdo Station
77°30′37.6″S 167°8′45.83″E / 77.510444°S 167.1460639°E / -77.510444; 167.1460639 (Lower Erebus Hut )
UTC+12
Mid-Point Charlie
Ocean Camp
Weddell Sea Ice Shelf
UK
1915
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Abandoned, 1915
Patience Camp
Weddell Sea Ice Shelf
UK
1915
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Abandoned, 1916
Patriot Hills Base Camp
Ellsworth Mountains
USA
1987
Private camp with Blue ice runway
Seasonal
Various
80°19′0″S 81°16′0″W / 80.31667°S 81.26667°W / -80.31667; -81.26667 (Patriot Hills )
UTC-5
Peggotty Camp
Peggotty Bluff , South Georgia
UK
1916
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Abandoned
N/A
54°9′0″S 37°17′0″W / 54.15000°S 37.28333°W / -54.15000; -37.28333 (Peggotty Camp )
UTC-2
Polheim
South Pole
Norway
1911
Amundsen's South Pole expedition
Abandoned
N/A
90°S 0°E / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (Polheim )
Reedy Glacier Field Camp
Safety Camp
Scott's Hut
Ross Island
UK
1911
Terra Nova Expedition , Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Abandoned, 1917
ASPA #155
N/A
77°38′0″S 166°24′0″E / 77.63333°S 166.40000°E / -77.63333; 166.40000 (Scott's Hut )
UTC+12
Sky Blu
Ellsworth Land
UK
1993
Logistics Facility
Seasonal
Rothera station
74°51′0″S 71°34′0″W / 74.85000°S 71.56667°W / -74.85000; -71.56667 (Sky Blu )
UTC-5
Shirreff Base
Livingston Island
Chile
USA
1991
Seasonal
62°28′13.5″S 60°46′15″W / 62.470417°S 60.77083°W / -62.470417; -60.77083 (Shirreff Base )
UTC-4
South Ice
Edith Ronne Land
UK
1957
IGY overwinter
Abandoned
N/A
82°05′S 30°00′W / 82.083°S 30.000°W / -82.083; -30.000 (South Ice )
UTC-2
Station P
Livingston Island
UK
1957
Survey, geology, biology
Abandoned
N/A
62°38′57.5″S 60°35′25″W / 62.649306°S 60.59028°W / -62.649306; -60.59028 (Station P )
UTC-4
Talos Dome Camp
Union Glacier Camp
Ellsworth Mountains
USA
2010
Private camp with Blue ice runway
Seasonal
Various
82°51′0″S 79°45′0″W / 82.85000°S 79.75000°W / -82.85000; -79.75000 (Union Glacier Camp )
UTC-5
WAIS Divide Field Camp
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
USA
2005
Collect deep ice core
Seasonal
McMurdo Station
Antarctic field camps. Clockwise: Patriot Hills, Academia, Fossil Bluff, Sky Blu, Erebus, Scott's Hut, Lower Erebus, Casanovas.
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