Palmer Station, located on Anvers Island (64.77° S 64.05° W), is Antarctica's only U.S. station north of the Antarctic Circle. Although it is on an island, permanent ice often connects it with the mainland. Construction finished in 1968. Around 50 people can inhabit Palmer Station at one time. The station is named for Nathaniel B. Palmer, likely to have been the first person to see Antarctica. There are science labs in the station, as well as a dock and a helicopter pad. Download high resolution version (450x686, 20 KB)Palmer Station, photo taken from Raytheon Polar Services Company: Antarctic Photo Library. ... Download high resolution version (450x686, 20 KB)Palmer Station, photo taken from Raytheon Polar Services Company: Antarctic Photo Library. ... Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island 38 miles long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799 - 1877) was a sailor in the United States Navy. ...
The 1981 Japanese film Virus (Fukkatsu no hi) takes place largely at Palmer Station, with George Kennedy as Admiral Conway, the station's commanding officer. George Kennedy (born February 18, 1925 in New York City, New York) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. ...
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