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Palmer Station

This article is about the Antarctic research station. For the train station with the same name, see Palmer station (British Columbia).

Palmer Station
Antarctic base
Palmer Station, January 2016.
Palmer Station, January 2016.
Location of Palmer Station in Antarctica
Location of Palmer Station in Antarctica
Palmer Station
Location of Palmer Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 64°46′27″S 64°03′10″W / 64.774230°S 64.052718°W / -64.774230; -64.052718
CountryUnited States
Location in AntarcticaAnvers Island
Graham Land
Administered byUnited States Antarctic Program
via the
National Science Foundation
Established20 March 1968 (1968-03-20)
Named forNathaniel B. Palmer
Elevation
[1]
30 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
44
 • Winter
13
Time zoneUTC-3 (CLT)
UN/LOCODEAQ PLM
TypeYear-round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Marine biology
  • Seismology
  • Heliophysics
Websitewww.nsf.gov

Palmer Station is a United States research station in Antarctica located on Anvers Island, the only US station located north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other U.S. Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) of the National Science Foundation. The base is about as distant from the equator as Fairbanks, Alaska.

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

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