Scott Base
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This article is about the New Zealand Antarctic base. For the United States Antarctic base, see Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. For the United States Air Force base, see Scott Air Force Base.
Scott Base is a New Zealand Antarctic research station at Pram Point on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim. It was named in honour of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN, leader of two British expeditions to the Ross Sea area of Antarctica. The base was set up as support to field research and the centre for research into earth sciences, and now conducts research in many fields, operated by Antarctica New Zealand.
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Scott Base | |
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Location of Scott Base in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 77°50′57″S 166°46′06″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Location in Antarctica | Ross Island Ross Dependency Antarctica |
Administered by | Antarctica New Zealand |
Established | 20 January 1957; 67 years ago (1957-01-20) |
Named for | Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Summer | 78 |
• Winter | 11 |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDST) |
UN/LOCODE | AQ SBA |
Type | All year-round |
Period | Annual |
Status | Operational |
Activities | List
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Website | antarcticanz.govt.nz/scott-base |
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The base is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the larger U.S. McMurdo Station via Pegasus Road.