Halley VI, British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
Location
Brunt Ice shelf, Caird Coast, 29 km south of the current shelf ice edge.
History
Station on Brunt ice shelf, established in 1956, with Halley VI in operation since 2012. In February 2017, Halley VI was closed for the winter, station will reopen for summer season 2017/2018. Station comprised of main Halley VI platform, garage building, stores building and summer accommodation building.
Research
Meteorology, upper atmospheric, clean air sector chemistry, life sciences (Space flight research).
Biodiversity
No flora. Occasional visits from very small numbers of Emperor and Adélie penguins. Occasional visits from very small numbers of Wilson storm petrels, Snow petrels, and Antarctic skuas.
Human Presence
All human activity related to scientific research or support of scientific research.
Climate
Access
10-20 day ships passage from Falkland Islands or South Africa. 4-5 hour intercontinental flight form either Falkland islands, South America or South Africa. Followed by at least two 4.5 hour flights by ski equiped aircraft.
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