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SANAE is the South African National Antarctic Expedition. The name refers both to the overwintering bases (numbered in Roman numerals, e.g. SANAE IV), and the team spending the winter (numbered in Arabic numerals, e.g. SANAE 47). The current base, SANAE IV, is located at Vesleskarvet in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Summer teams comprise administrative and maintenance personnel, helicopter crew and scientists from various countries and can be up to 100 people. Overwintering teams consist of scientists and support personnel from South Africa, typically totalling 10 members in recent years.

The research programme at the SANAE IV base is carried out under the auspices of the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP).

History

SANAE I, II and III
Antarctic research station
SANAE I, II and IIILast location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 70°17′54″S 2°25′34″W / 70.2984°S 2.4261°W / -70.2984; -2.4261 (SANAE I, II and III)
Region	Queen Maud Land
Location	Near Blåskimen Island
Government
• Type	Administration
• Body	SANAP, South Africa
Active times	All year-round

The first expedition, SANAE 1, overwintered at Norway Station, taken over by South Africa from Norway after the end of the IGY. Later teams overwintered at SANAE I, SANAE II and SANAE III, built on the Fimbul Ice Shelf near the Blåskimen Island. Built on the moving ice shelf, these stations inevitably got buried, and eventually broke off as part of icebergs drifting away. Successive stations were always repositioned at the same geographical position of 70°19′00″S 2°21′00″W / 70.3167°S 2.3500°W / -70.3167; -2.3500 (Original position of SANAE I, II and III). SANAE IV was built on the nunatak Vesleskarvet in the hope of having a base with a longer lifetime. The first team to overwinter at SANAE IV was SANAE 36 in 1997. The base has been staffed uninterruptedly since then.

Other expeditions also established Borga Base and Sarie Marais Field Base.

See also

• Crime in Antarctica
• South African National Antarctic Programme
• Gough Island
• Marion Island
• SA Agulhas
• SA Agulhas II
• List of Antarctic expeditions

References

1. Cooper, John (June 2006). "ANTARCTICA AND ISLANDS - Background Research Paper produced for the South Africa Environment Outlook report on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism" (PDF). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
2. "SANAE /S.Afr./". SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

External links

• South African Research Station - Official website
• Facebook Group - SANAE team discussions

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