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Antarctic research station in Near Atka Iceport, Queen Maud Land
Neumayer Station II Neumayer-Station II
Antarctic research station
The station in 2008The station in 2008
Neumayer Station II is located in AntarcticaNeumayer Station IINeumayer Station IILocation in Antarctica
Coordinates: 70°38′24″S 8°15′43″W / 70.6400°S 8.2619°W / -70.6400; -8.2619
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


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.

The station became increasingly deformed by snow and ice movements after 2007 and was therefore uninhabitable. 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.

Antarctic research station in Near Atka Iceport, Queen Maud Land
Georg von Neumayer Station Georg-von-Neumayer-Station
Antarctic research station
Coordinates: 70°36′00″S 8°22′00″W / 70.6000°S 8.3667°W / -70.6000; -8.3667 (Georg von Neumayer Station)
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

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