Hughes, Kevin A; Fretwell, Peter; Rae, James W B; Holmes, Keith; Fleming, Andrew (2011): (Table 1) UK research stations, refuges and major depots between 1944 and 2010 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811465, Supplement to: Hughes, KA et al. (2011): Untouched Antarctica: mapping a finite and diminishing environmental resource. Antarctic Science, 23(06), 537-548, https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410201100037X
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Abstract:
Globally, areas categorically known to be free of human visitation are rare, but still exist in Antarctica. Such areas may be among the most pristine locations remaining on Earth and, therefore, be valuable as baselines for future comparisons with localities impacted by human activities, and as sites preserved for scientific research using increasingly sophisticated future technologies. Nevertheless, unvisited areas are becoming increasingly rare as the human footprint expands in Antarctica. Therefore, an understanding of historical and contemporary levels of visitation at locations across Antarctica is essential to a) estimate likely cumulative environmental impact, b) identify regions that may have been impacted by non-native species introductions, and c) inform the future designation of protected areas under the Antarctic Treaty System. Currently, records of Antarctic tourist visits exist, but little detailed information is readily available on the spatial and temporal distribution of national governmental programme activities in Antarctica. Here we describe methods to fulfil this need. Using information within field reports and archive and science databases pertaining to the activities of the United Kingdom as an illustration, we describe the history and trends in its operational footprint in the Antarctic Peninsula since c. 1944. Based on this illustration, we suggest that these methodologies could be applied productively more generally.
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -65.817019 * Median Longitude: -60.674973 * South-bound Latitude: -75.608000 * West-bound Longitude: -71.566700 * North-bound Latitude: -60.616700 * East-bound Longitude: -26.214000
Minimum Elevation: 35.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 35.0 m
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Comment:
Refuges = other huts around Signy Island, South Orkney Islands and Argentine Islands. Stations on South Georgia are not included in the table. X = station occupied. Data extracted in the frame of a joint ICSTI/PANGAEA IPY effort, see http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.150150
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | ||||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | ||||
| 4 | Abbreviation | Abbrev | Hughes, Kevin A | |||
| 5 | Station label | Station | Hughes, Kevin A | |||
| 6 | Number of years | Years | a | Hughes, Kevin A | occupied | |
| 7 | Comment | Comment | Hughes, Kevin A | 1940 | ||
| 8 | Comment | Comment | Hughes, Kevin A | 1950 | ||
| 9 | Comment | Comment | Hughes, Kevin A | 1960 | ||
| 10 | Comment | Comment | Hughes, Kevin A | 1970 | ||
| 11 | Comment | Comment | Hughes, Kevin A | 1980 | ||
| 12 | Comment | Comment | Hughes, Kevin A | 1990 | ||
| 13 | Comment | Comment | Hughes, Kevin A | 2000 | ||
| 14 | Size | Size | Hughes, Kevin A | station size at its largest (1-5) | ||
| 15 | Number of individuals | Ind No | # | Hughes, Kevin A | total wintering population | |
| 16 | Status | Status | Hughes, Kevin A | current |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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Data
| 1 Event | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Abbrev | 5 Station | 6 Years [a] (occupied) | 7 Comment (1940) | 8 Comment (1950) | 9 Comment (1960) | 10 Comment (1970) | 11 Comment (1980) | 12 Comment (1990) | 13 Comment (2000) | 14 Size (station size at its largest (...) | 15 Ind No [#] (total wintering population) | 16 Status (current) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port_Lockroy_St | -64.8176 | -63.5030 | A | Port Lockroy | 15 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 75 | Historic Site No. 61. | ||
| Deception_Is_St | -62.9780 | -60.5660 | B | Deception Island Station | 24 | X | X | X | 4 | 161 | Partially collapsed. Partially cleaned up 1990-92. Aircraft operations hub. | ||||
| Blaiklock_Is_St | -67.5333 | -67.2000 | BL | Blaiklock Island | 1 | X | 1 | 0 | Closed. Part of Historic Site No. 63 | ||||||
| Sandefjord_Bay_St | -60.6167 | -46.0333 | C(1) | Sandefjord Bay | X | 2 | 0 | Never occupied. Collapsed 1950s | |||||||
| Cape_Geddes_St | -60.6833 | -44.5667 | C(2) | Cape Geddes | 1 | X | 2 | 4 | Closed. | ||||||
| Cape_Reclus_St | -64.5000 | -61.7667 | CR | Cape Reclus | 2 | X | 1 | 0 | Dismantled and removed 1996 | ||||||
| Hope_Bay_St | -63.3980 | -56.9980 | D | Hope Bay | 16 | X | X | X | 4 | 186 | Transferred to Uruguay 1997 | ||||
| Damoy_Point_St | -64.8000 | -63.5000 | DP | Damoy Point | 11 | X | X | X | 2 | 0 | Closed. Cleaned-up 2007. Skiway. Historic Site No. 84. | ||||
| Stonington_Is_St | -68.1833 | -67.0000 | E | Stonington Island | 20 | X | X | X | X | 4 | 233 | Closed. Historic Site No. 64. | |||
| Faraday_St | -65.2500 | -64.2667 | F | Faraday | 49 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 521 | Transferred to Ukraine in 1996 | |
| Admiralty_Bay_St | -62.0865 | -58.3950 | G | Admiralty Bay | 14 | X | X | X | 3 | 79 | Demolished and removed 1996 | ||||
| Signy_RS | -60.7167 | -45.6000 | H | Signy Research Station | 62 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 524 | Summer-only station since 1996 |
| Prospect_Point_St | -66.0090 | -65.3400 | J | Prospect Point | 2 | X | 2 | 11 | Demolished and removed 2004 | ||||||
| Fossil_Bluff_St | -71.3333 | -68.2833 | KG | Fossil Bluff | 48 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 40 | Fuel depot and airstrip. Currently open summer-only | ||
| Anvers_Is_St | -64.7667 | -64.0833 | N | Anvers Island | 7 | X | X | 2 | 17 | Destroyed. Cleaned up 1990/91. Ski-way. | |||||
| Danco_Is_St | -64.7333 | -62.6000 | O | Danco Island | 3 | X | 2 | 17 | Demolished and removed 2004 | ||||||
| Orford_Cliff_St | -66.9167 | -66.4833 | OC | Orford Cliff | 2 | X | 1 | 0 | Demolished and removed 1997 | ||||||
| Livingston_Island_Station | -62.6620 | -61.0000 | P | Livingston Island | 1 | X | 1 | 0 | Dismantled 1950s | ||||||
| Rothera_St | -67.5667 | -68.1333 | R | Rothera | 35 | X | X | X | X | 5 | 595 | Operation year-round. Rock airstrip | |||
| Rasmussen_Hut_St | -65.2500 | -64.1000 | RS | Rasmussen Hut | 12 | X | X | 1 | 0 | Transferred to Ukraine in 1996 | |||||
| Sky_Blu_St | -74.8500 | -71.5667 | SB | Sky Blu | 14 | X | X | 2 | 0 | Blue ice airstrip. Open summer-only | |||||
| Adelaide_St | -67.7667 | -68.9167 | T | Adelaide | 16 | X | X | 4 | 166 | Transferred to Chile 1984 | |||||
| View_Point_St | -63.5500 | -57.3500 | V | View Point | 11 | X | X | 2 | 0 | Transferred to Chile 1996 | |||||
| Detaille_Is_St | -66.8667 | -66.8000 | W | Detaille Island | 3 | X | 27 | Closed. Cleaned up 2003/04. Historic Site No. 83. | |||||||
| Horseshoe_Is_St | -67.8000 | -67.2833 | Y | Horseshoe Island | 6 | X | X | 4 | 44 | Closed. Historic Site No. 63 | |||||
| Halley_RS | -75.6080 | -26.2140 | Z | Halley Bay | 53 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 1029 | Series of 6 year-round stations on Brunt Ice Shelf since 1956. Skiway. | |
| total: 26 stations & refuges and depots | 439 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3789 | Occupied stations: 2 year-round, 1 summer-only, 1 Historic Site, 2 summer-only air-strips |