Australian Antarctic Bases

There are a number of antarctic bases within the antarctic regions some of the Australian ones are

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Name

 Australian Antarctic Territory

Feature Type

 Territory

Location
Latitude : 75° 0' 0" S (-75° )
Longitude : 90° 0' 0" E (90°)

Region

 Antarctica

In the AAT (Australian Antarctic territory) there are three major stations:

Casey

The Casey station is located at 66º 17' S, 110º 32' E which is just outside the Antarctic circle. This means that the station is

located only 3880km from Perth, Western Australia.

Check out the Casey station live webcam here http://www.antdiv.gov.au/stations/casey/video.html

Davis

Life on Davis station

Because ANARE don't employ cleaners your daily duties on the station would include:

  • wash, clean and stack utensils and crockery
  • wipe surfaces, sweep and mop floor
  • replenish food and beverages
  • set tables
  • assist in the preparation of meals and smoko breaks
  • launder linen
  • wash and wet-vaq tiled areas in kitchen

    • History

    The first sighting of the land where the Davis station now stands was in 1935 By Norwegian whaler Captain Klarius

    Mikkelsen from the vessel Thorshaven. On January 20th with his wife and 7 other crew members he landed in a small bay

    now known as Tryne island. His wife Mrs Mikkelsen was the first woman to ever set foot on this amazing and beautiful

    contenent.

    Here is a list of all the ANARE expeditions until 1999

     

    1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
    1962 1963 1964 .... 1969
    1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
    1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
    1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
    1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
    1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
    1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

    Check out the Davis station live webcam here http://www.antdiv.gov.au/stations/davis/video.html

    Mawson

    Mawson station was placed on the area of Mac Robertson land that was first named and sighted

    on the 1st day of the year 1930. (1/1/1930)The land wasn't actually landed on until Sir Douglas Mawson landed there. It was

    named this after Macpherson Robertson who was a keen supporter of Australia's role in Antarctica. The area was later

    photographed in "Operation Highjump" for landing purposes for airplanes this mission was performed in 1953. The

    surrounding area including mountains and coast line are named after famous Australian explorers and researchers.

    The main reason the Mawson station exists is for research in the following areas:

     

    Medical Science, Meteorology, Geophysics, Clean air monitoring, Adelie penguin monitoring and research, Emperor penguin population assessment, Human impact studies, Cosmic Ray research and Atmospheric and Space Physics.

    Check out the Mawson stations live webcam here http://www.antdiv.gov.au/stations/mawson/video.html