| Eights Station | |
|---|---|
| Antarctic research station | |
  Eights StationLocation in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 75°14′00″S 77°10′00″W / 75.2333°S 77.1667°W / -75.2333; -77.1667 | |
| Region | Ellsworth Land |
| Established | January 1963 (1963-01) |
| Closed | November 1965 (1965-11) |
| Named for | James Eights |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administration |
| • Body | NSF, United States |
| Active times | All year-round |
Eights Station was an Antarctic permanent exploration base from January 1963 to November 1965, located on Ellsworth Land about 1100 km from Byrd Station and 2400 km from McMurdo Station. The station consisted of 11 prefabricated buildings that were brought in via planes and located on the site of the former "Sky-Hi" airlift project temporary scientific camp. The station was named for James Eights who was the first American Naturalist who visited Antarctica at the beginning of the 19th Century. The station was initially supported by 6 scientists and 5 Armed Forces attendants and included observations on meteorology, the ionosphere, geomagnetism, and aurora and radio waves. At its peak, Eights Station hosted 27 personnel, including individuals from the U.S. Antarctic Research Program Summer Party.
See also
References
- "Eights /USA/". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1977. p. 121. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- Antarctica Report - 1965 (PDF) (Report). U.S. Government Printing Office. 1965. p. 107. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Dubrovin, L.I.; Petrov, V.N. (1971). Scientific Stations in Antarctica 1882-1963 [Nauchnye Stanstii V Antarktike 1882-1963] (PDF). Gidrometeorologicheskoe Izdatel'stvo. New Delhi: Indian National Scientific Documentation Center. pp. 327–329.
- ^ Bulletin of the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer (PDF) (Report). Vol. 4. December 1962. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- Quartermain, L.B., ed. (September 1962). "Deep Freeze 63 Plans Early Start" (PDF). Antarctic: A News Bulletin. 3 (3). Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Antarctic Society: 117. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- Reedy, Rear Admiral James R. (November 1963). Bulletin of the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer (PDF) (Report). Vol. 5. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- Simons, Howard (December 1965). "Antarctic Tests Hint of Gaines to Come in World Communications, Food Supply" (PDF). The Polar Times. 61: 7.
- Singh, Kalpana; Singh, R.P.; Ferencz, Orsolya E. (2004). "Simulation of whistler mode propagation for low latitude stations" (PDF). Earth, Planets and Space. 56 (10): 979–987. Bibcode:2004EP&S...56..979S. doi:10.1186/BF03351795. S2CID 54633330.
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