 Research stations and territorial claims in Antarctica (2002).
Casey Station from the air Casey Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) located on Vincennes Bay. Download high resolution version (990x1220, 206 KB)Political map and research stations (2002) Public domain, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. ...
Download high resolution version (990x1220, 206 KB)Political map and research stations (2002) Public domain, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. ...
Download high resolution version (1025x530, 48 KB)Casey station from the air. ...
Download high resolution version (1025x530, 48 KB)Casey station from the air. ...
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), of the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage, manages Australias four Antarctic stations, as well as Heard Island, as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. ...
Vincennes Bay (66º30´S 109º30´E) is a large V-shaped bay, 105 km (65 mi) wide at its entrance between Cape Nutt and Cape Folger and marked by several large, steep glaciers near its head, lying along Knox and Budd Coasts. ...
History Casey is close to the now-abandoned Wilkes Station established by the United States of America to support science and exploration of Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1957/8. Wilkes Station, 1957 Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as part of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica. ...
The International Geophysical Year or IGY was an international scientific effort that lasted from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958. ...
Australia took over custody of Wilkes after the IGY, but the buildings were already becoming unusable due to the build up of ice around them. Australia built the first Casey Base on the opposite side of the Newcomb Bay in the late 1960s. This set of buildings was a unique attempt to prevent the problem of ice build-up by elevating the buildings on stilts, to encourage the wind to blow beneath as well as above, and connecting the entire line of buildings with a corrugated iron tunnel. This would, it was hoped, clear the build up of snow each year, while allowing personnel to move between buildings without having to brave the elements. It worked for some time. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...
The current Casey Station headquarters (the "Big Red Shed") was built in the late 1980s as part of the Australian Government's Antarctic Re-building Program. It was prefabricated in Hobart, Tasmania by Hobart construction firm, Contas Pty Ltd, trial-erected on the wharf at Hobart, then dismantled, packaged and shipped to Antarctica. It was erected at Casey by tradesmen employed as workers on the normal summer expedition crews. It incorporates innovative design features to prevent the transfer of heat through the structure. The "Shed" is conspicuously located near the top of the hill on which the old radio masts stood. It is probably the largest single structure on Antarctica and was first occupied in 1988.
One of the reasons for having a base at Casey is to study the Law Dome, a miniature version of the entire Antarctic Ice Cap. Casey is also significant as a transport hub for the Australian Antarctic program, with the introduction of intercontinental jet flights for scientists and operational staff from Hobart to the Wilkins ice runway, 60 km inland from Casey station, during the Austral summer operating season, from 2007-08. Law Dome () is a large ice dome which rises to 1,395 m directly south of Cape Poinsett. ...
Climate Casey Station experiences a Polar climate: Solar radiation has a lower intensity in polar regions because it travels a longer distance through the atmosphere, and is spread across a larger surface area. ...
Climate Table | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | | Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) | 2.6 | -1.3 | -7.2 | -11.8 | -13.6 | -13.6 | -15.0 | -15.6 | -14.4 | -10.0 | -2.7 | 2.1 | -8.4 | | Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) | -2.6 | -7.3 | -13.2 | -17.3 | -19.3 | -19.5 | -20.8 | -21.7 | -20.6 | -16.4 | -8.9 | -3.2 | -14.3 | | Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 8.3 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 5.0 | | Mean number of cloudy days | 16.0 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 151.5 | | Source: Bureau of Meteorology | Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...
Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...
See also Wilkes Station, 1957 Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as part of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica. ...
Research stations and territorial claims in Antarctica (2002). ...
Davis Station Information Country: Australia State: Australian Antarctic Territory District: Princess Elizabeth Land District State Capital: Capital of the Australian Antartic Territory District Capital: Capital of the Princess Elizabeth Land District Position: Princess Elizabeth Land Population: 70 (summer), 20 (winter). ...
The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia. ...
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), of the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage, manages Australias four Antarctic stations, as well as Heard Island, as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. ...
External links Coordinates: 66°16′54″S, 110°31′28″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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