Neumayer Station II


Neumayer Station or Neumayer Station II was a permanent German Antarctic research base on Atka Bay. It opened in 1992, replacing the old Georg von Neumayer Station.

Neumayer Station II
Neumayer-Station II
Antarctic research station
The station in 2008
The station in 2008
Neumayer Station II is located in Antarctica
Neumayer Station II
Neumayer Station II
Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 70°38′24″S 8°15′43″W
RegionQueen Maud Land
LocationNear Atka Iceport
EstablishedMarch 1992 (1992-03)
Closed20 February 2009 (2009-02-20)
Named forGeorg von Neumayer
Government
 • TypeAdministration
 • BodyAWI, Germany
UN/LOCODEAQ NEU
Active timesAll year-round
Websiteawi.de

On February 20, 2009, it was handed over to South Africa and replaced by the new permanent research base Neumayer Station III. At the time, the station was moving with the shelf ice at about 200 meters per year towards the open sea. The South African National Antarctic Programme dismantled the station in 2009 and built a new Emergency Base (E-Base) at the same location.

Georg von Neumayer Station
Georg-von-Neumayer-Station
Antarctic research station
Coordinates: 70°36′00″S 8°22′00″W
RegionQueen Maud Land
LocationNear Atka Iceport
Established28 January 1981 (1981-01-28)
Closed23 February 1993 (1993-02-23)
Named forGeorg von Neumayer
Government
 • TypeAdministration
 • BodyAWI, Germany
Active timesAll year-round

See also
Model of the station in a museum in Bonn.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.