Antarctic field camps


Many Antarctic research stations support satellite field camps which are, in general, seasonal camps. The type of field camp can vary – some are permanent structures used during the annual Antarctic summer, whereas others are little more than tents used to support short term activities. Field camps are used for many things, from logistics to dedicated scientific research.

List of field camps

Field camp
or Refuge
name
Location
Country		Year
est.
Activities		Type and StatusServing
base
Coordinates		Time zone
VII Brigada AéreaSeymour Island1978Summer refuge
Closed		Marambio
17 de AgostoMillerand Island1957Summer refuge
Open		San Martín
Abrazo de MaipúTrinity Peninsula
1967Scientific activitySummer refuge
Closed 2010		Esperanza
AcademiaLivingston Island2004Topographic surveySummer camp
Open		St. Kliment OhridskiUTC−4
Ace LakePrincess Elizabeth Land2004Research projects at Ace LakeSummer refuge
Open		Davis
AGAP North
Field		Gamburtsev Mountain Range
2006AGAP ProjectSummer camp
AGAP South
Field		Gamburtsev Mountain Range

2006AGAP ProjectSummer camp
AlbatrosKing George Islandn/aSummer refuge
Carlini
ALCI AirbaseQueen Maud Land2001Airfield CampSummer camp
Open		Maitri
Novolazarevskaya
AmundsenAmundsen Glacier1963Summer camp
Closed 1964
Antonio MoroTabarin Peninsula1955Summer refuge
Open		Esperanza
ArcondoArcondo Nunatak1963Summer refuge
Lost
AsgardAsgard Range1969Closed 1990
Removed
Balduino RamboKing George Island1985Summer refuge
Dismantled
2004		Ferraz
BallvéArdley Island1953PaleomagnetismSummer refuge
Open		UTC-3
BanditsTryne Fjord1983Seal researchSummer refuge
Open		Davis
Beacon ValleyBeacon Valley2004Project oldest IceSummer camp
Beardmore SouthBeardmore Glacier1984Helicopter supportSummer camp
Beaver LakeBeaver Lake1995Summer camp
Open
Béchervaise IslandBechervaise Islandn/aPenguin researchSummer refuge
Open		MawsonUTC+6
BetbederSnow Hill Island1954Summer refuge
Black IslandBlack Islandn/aSummer refuge
Open
Blaicklock Island Blaiklock Island1957Survey
Geology		Summer refuge
Closed 1958
Historic Site No.63		Station Y
Station W
Borchgrevink's HutCape Adare1899Abandoned
ASPA #159		UTC+12
BoulderSansom IslandsDepot
Bratina IslandBratina Islandn/aSummer refuge
Open
BrookesShirokaya Bay1972Depot for seal and lake researchSummer refuge
Open		DavisUTC+7
Browning PassBrowning Pass1997Airfield CampSummer camp
Open		ZucchelliUTC+12
Browning PeninsulaBrowning Peninsulan/aSupport field personnelSummer refuge
Open		CaseyUTC+11
BrownworthLake Brownworth1969Closed 1985
Removed
Bull PassBull Pass1969Summer hut
Closed 2003
Bull PassBull Passn/aSummer refuge
Open
BrydeBryde Island1953Summer refuge
Brown
ByersLivingston Island2001Summer refuge
Open		Juan Carlos IUTC−4
Byrd AuroraMarie Byrd Land1963Summer camp
Closed 1963
Byrd CoastMount Farley1966Summer camp
Closed 1967
Byrd SurfaceMarie Byrd Land2001Temporary
closed
CabralPitt Point1964Summer refuge
Closed		Esperanza
Caleta PénduloPort Foster1947Abandoned 1967
Caleta TelefonDeception Island1955Emergency refugeAbandoned
1967
Cap Prud'hommeAdélie Land
1994Logistic camp to ConcordiaSummer refuge
Open		Dumont d'Urville
Cape BirdCape Bird1965Summer refuge
Open		Scott
Cape ChocolateCape Chocolaten/aSummer hut
Closed
Cape CrozierCape Croziern/aSummer refuge
Open
Cape DenisonCape Denisonn/aMaintenance to Mawson's HutsSummer refuge
Open		Mawson's Huts
Cape EvansCape Evansn/aSummer refuge
Open
Cape Reclus Portal Point1956Survey
Geology		Summer refuge
Closed 1958
Dismantled 1996
Rebuilt inside Falkland Islands Museum in 2014		Station O
Cape RobertsCape Roberts1984Summer refuge
Open
Cape RobertsCape Roberts1997Cape Roberts ProjectSummer refuge
Open		McMurdo
Scott
Cape RoydsCape Royds1993Summer refuge
Open
Cape RoydsCape Roydsn/aSummer refuge
Open
Capitán Caillet-BoisD'Hainaut Island1954Summer refuge
Occasionally used
Capitán CobbettCierva Cove1954Meteorology
Biology		Summer refuge
Open		Primavera
Capitán EstivarizWatkins Island1956Summer refuge
Open		Brown
Capitán FliessNeko Harbour1949Summer refuge
Rebuilt 2011
Castle RockCastle Rockn/aEmergency hutSummer hut
Open		McMurdo Station
ChacabucoFallières Coast1956Summer refuge
Open		San Martín
Colbeck HutColbeck Archipelago1988Monitor the
Taylor Glacier
emperor penguin		Summer hut
Open		MawsonUTC+6
Comandante ZapiolaFilchner-Ronne Ice Shelf1976Summer refuge
Open		Belgrano II
Commonwealth GlacierCommonwealth Glacier1975Summer camp
Closed 1977
Demolished
CorrientesBrunt Ice Shelf1961Summer refuge
Closed		Belgrano II
Cristo RedentorDuse Bay1955Summer refuge
Open		Esperanza
Crooked LakeCrooked Laken/aSupport field personnelSummer refuge
Open		DavisUTC+7
CrulsNelson Island1985Summer refuge
Open		Ferraz
CTAMTransantarctic Mountains2010DepotSummer camp
Temporary closed
D10 SkiwayCape Géodésien/aAirfield CampSummer camp
Open		Dumont d'Urville Station
D59 SkiwayEast Antarctic Ice Sheetn/aAirfield CampSummer camp
Closed
D85 SkiwayEast Antarctic Ice Sheetn/aAirfield CampSummer camp
Open
Damoy Point Damoy Point1975Transit FacilitySummer refuge
Closed 2006
Historic Site No.84		Rothera
Darwin GlacierDarwin Glaciern/a
Discovery HutHut Point Peninsula
Ross Island		1911Discovery ExpeditionAbandoned
1917
ASPA #158		n/a
Dome CAntarctic ice sheet1981Summer camp
inactive since 1984
Dorian BayDorian Bay1957SurveySummer refuge
Open
refurbished 2011
Edgeworth DavidBunger Hills1986Geology
Geophysics
Geomorphology		Summer refuge
Open		CaseyUTC+8
El MancoSeymour Island2007Summer refuge
El PlumerilloRymill Bay1953Summer refuge
Closed		San Martín
ElefanteKing George Islandn/aSummerr refuge
Carlini
Enigma LakeVictoria Land2005Airfield CampSummer camp
Open		ZucchelliUTC+12
Ensenada MartelAdmiralty Bay1947Summer refuge
Abandoned
F6 CampVictoria Land2001Summer camp
Open
Fang HutDavid Range1982GeologySummer hut
Open		MawsonUTC+6
FillaFilla Island1999Support field personnelSummer refuge
Open
Florentino AmeghinoCape Longing1960Summer
Closed		Esperanza
FramheimBay of Whales
Ross Ice Shelf		1911Amundsen's South Pole expeditionAbandoned
1912
Francisco de GurruchagaNelson Island1954Summer refuge
Open
General San MartínPersson Island1955Summer refuge
Open		Esperanza
GoeldiElephant Island1988Summer refuge
Open		Ferraz
GouldHeritage Range1966Closed 1967Summer camp
Gould BayGould Bayn/aPrivate Base CampSummer camp
Open
GranaderosHayrick Island1957Summer refugeSan Martín
GroussacPetermann Island1955Summer refuge
Open		Esperanza
GuaraníCape Sobral1959Summer refuge
Lost
GuillochonRabot Island1957Summer refuge
Closed
Gutiérrez VargasDeception Island1956Emergency refugeSummer
Abandoned
1967
HerbHerbertson Glaciern/aSummer camp
Closed
HopHop Island1990Support field personnelSummer refuge
Open
HuneeusPatriot Hills1997Support field personnelSummer refuge
Closed 2013
IcaroTerra Nova Bayn/aMeteo station
Emergency refuge		Summer camp
Open		Zucchelli Station
Independencia ArgentinaTrinity Peninsula1967Summer refuge
Open		Esperanza
Jack's DongaDavid Range1982GeologySummer refuge
Open		MawsonUTC+6
Jorge Boonen

View Point

1996

1953		Meteorology
Geology		Summer refuge
Open		Esperanza
KottasHeimefront Range
1985Geophysical
Geology		Summer campNeumayer III
Kohnen		-
KurzmannTrinity Peninsula1976Summer refuge
Destroyed
Lake BonneyLake Bonney2001Summer refuge
Open
Lake FryxellLake Fryxell2001Summer refuge
Open
Lake HoareLake Hoare2001Summer refuge
Open
Lake MiersLake Miers1979Summer refuge
Closed 1996
Lake VandaLake Vandan/aSummer refuge
Open
Lake VidaLake Vidan/aDepotSummer refuge
Open
LasalaWhalers Bay1953Summer refuge
Destroyed by the British in the Deception Island incident in April 1953
LedinghamLedingham Depot1984Support science programsSummer refuge
Open
Lillie MarleneEverett Range
1979Emergency
Refuge		Summer refuge
Open
Little Rockford1958Summer camp
Closed 1965
LivingstonLivingston Island1995Summer refuge
Open		UTC−4
Lower ErebusRoss Island1992Monitoring
Mt. Erebus		Summer refuge
Open		McMurdoUTC+12
Lower WrightWright Lower Glacier1971Summer refuge
Open
Lower WrightWright Lower Glaciern/aSummer refuge
Open
MaceyRobinson Group1971Auster emperor penguin colonySummer hut
Open		MawsonUTC+6
MaipúLarsen Ice Shelf1956Summer refuge
Closed		San Martín
Marble PointMcMurdo Dry Valleysn/aFuel Depot
Logistic base for helicopters		Summer refuge
Open		McMurdo
Marie ByrdMarie Byrd Land1957Summer camp
Marine PlainVestfold Hillsn/aSupport field personnel working in the protected site ASPA 143Summer camp
Open		MawsonUTC+6
Martín Güemes IDuse Bay1953Summer refuge
Covered by ice in 1960		Esperanza
Martín Güemes IIDuse Bay1959Summer refuge
Open		Esperanza
McGregorMcGregor Glacier1982Summer hut
MegadunesAntarctic Plateau2003Support scientistsSummer camp
Meteorite HillsMeteorite HillsSince 1976ANSMET ProjectSummer camp
Mid PointEast Antarctic Ice Sheet1988Airfield Camp
Depot		Summer camp
Open		Zucchelli
Concordia		UTC+12
MinnesotaJones Mountains1961Summer camp
Closed 1965
Moody Nunatak2003Logistical helicopterSummer camp
Mount Henderson HutMount Hendersonn/aShelter for visitorsSummer hut
Open		MawsonUTC+6
NeptunePensacola Mountains1963Paleobotany
Entomology
Geodesy		Summer refuge
Closed 1966
New HarbourNew Harbourn/aSummer refuge
Open
Nogal de SaldánCape Jeremy1958Summer refuge
Closed
Nuestra Señora de LujánDanco Coast1979Summer Refuge
Ocean CampWeddell Sea Ice Shelf1915Imperial Trans-Antarctic ExpeditionAbandoned
1915
Odell GlacierOdell Glacier2001Summer camp
OhioHorlick Mountains1961Summer camp
Closed 1967
Ohio H1962Summer camp
Closed 1965
OmgiHorseshoe Island2019Meteorology
Scientific activity		Summer camp
OnaFallières Coast1995Summer refuge
San Martín
Onset D2001Summer camp
Orford Cliff Orford Cliff1957Survey
Geology		Summer refuge
Closed 1959
Demolished 1997		Station W
OrtizParadise Harbor1956Summer refuge
Open		Brown
Paso de los AndesAvian Island1957Summer refuge
Open		San Martín
Paso del MedioHope Bay1990Summer refuge
Patience CampWeddell Sea Ice Shelf1915Imperial Trans-Antarctic ExpeditionAbandoned
1916
Patriot HillsEllsworth Mountains1987Private camp and Blue ice runwaySummer camp
Open		VariousUTC−5
PatuxentPatuxent Range1962Summer camp
Closed 1965
Peggotty BluffPeggotty Bluff
South Georgia		1916Imperial Trans-Antarctic ExpeditionAbandonedn/aUTC−2
Peterson IslandPeterson Islandn/aShelter for visitorsSummer refuge
Open		Casey
Pine Island GlacierPine Island Glaciern/aIce Stream surveySummer refuge
Open
PlatchaPrincess Elizabeth Land1961Base for field trainingSummer refuge
Open		Davis
PolheimSouth Pole1911Amundsen's South Pole expeditionAbandonedn/a
Prebble GlacierPrebble Glacier1966CampClosed 1967
Puerto MoroHope Bay1951SummerIntegrated into
Esperanza
Rada LoteDanco Coast1953Summer refuge
Destroyed by a storm
Rasmussen Island Rasmussen Island1985Emergency refuge
Recreational shelter		Summer refuge
Closed 1996
Occasionally used
Reedy GlacierReedy Glacier2001Summer camp
Robinson RidgeRobinson Ridge1998Support field personnelSummer refuge
Open
Rookery LakeVestfold Hillsn/aSupport monitoring programs on Adelie penguinsSummer refuge
Open
Roosevelt IslandRoosevelt Island1969Summer hut
Roque C. CisternaLuitpold Coast1976Summer refuge
Open
RumdoodleRumdoodle Laken/aSupport monitoring snow petrel researchSummer refuge
Open		Mawson
S17 CampEnderby Landn/aSummer refuge
Open		ShowaUTC+3
Sally RocksSouth Bay2005Summer refuge
Open		St. Kliment Ohridski
SaltaFilchner-Ronne Ice Shelf1957Summer refuge
Closed 1975		Belgrano II
San AntonioLarsen Nunatak1959Summer refuge
Open		Integrated in Matienzo
San CarlosBrandy Bay1959Summer refuge
Open		Esperanza
San JuanHidden Lake1959Summer refuge
Lost		Esperanza
San NicolásTrinity Peninsula1963Summer refuge
Closed		Esperanza
San RoqueRobertson Island1956Summer refuge
Closed		Esperanza
SansomSansom IslandsDepot
Santa BárbaraFilchner-Ronne Ice Shelf1963Summer refuge
Lost
Santa TeresitaOscar II Coast1953Summer refuge
Closed
Scott's HutRoss Island1911Terra Nova Expedition, Imperial Trans-Antarctic ExpeditionAbandoned
1917
ASPA #155		n/aUTC+12
Scullin monolithScullin monolith1988Depot in support of field programs in ASPA 164Summer refuge
Open		Mawson
Shackleton CampTransantarctic Mountains2015Summer camp
Open
Shackleton's HutCape Royds
Ross Island		1908Nimrod ExpeditionAbandoned
ASPA #157		n/aUTC+12
Siple DomeMarie Byrd Land1996LogisticSummer campMcMurdo
Amundsen–Scott South Pole
Sitry Point2000Airfield CampSummer camp
Open
Sky BluEllsworth Land1993Logistics FacilitySummer camp
Open		RotheraUTC−5
South IceEdith Ronne Land1957IGY overwinterAbandonedn/aUTC−2
Talos DomeTalos Dome2004TALDICE ProjectSummer camp
Removed 2008		Zucchelli
TamseisTransantarctic Mountains2001Trans-Antarctic Mountains Seismic ExperimentSummer camp
ThornePort Foster1953Summer refuge
Destroyed in 1969 due to volcanic eruption
Trajer RidgeTrajer Ridge1988Emergency refuge and due to be replacedSummer refuge
Open		Davis
Union GlacierEllsworth Landn/aPrivate CampSummer camp
Open		UTC-3
ValleverdúSeymour Island2008Boats Refuge
Carlini
VargasDeception Island1956RefugeAbandoned 1967Aguirre Cerda
VinsonBranscomb Glaciern/aPrivate Base CampSummer camp
Open
Virgen de las NievesFilchner-Ronne Ice Shelf1958Summer refuge
Closed		Belgrano II
Virgen de LoretoLarsen Ice Shelf1963Summer refuge
Lost
WAIS DivideWAIS Divide2005Collect deep
ice core		Summer camp
Open		McMurdo
Watts LakeEllis Fjordn/aSupport of biological programsSummer refuge
Open		Davis
WhichawaySchirmacher Oasisn/aPrivate campSummer camp
Open
Wilkes 'Hilton'Clark Peninsula1962Support field personnelSummer refuge
Open		Casey
Wilkins RunwayWilkes Landn/aAirfield CampSummer camp
Open		CaseyUTC+8
WiltgenElephant Island1985Summer refuge
Dismantled
1998		Ferraz
Woop WoopSummer hut
YapeyúFallières Coast1956Summer refuge
Open		San Martín