Byrd Station | |
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 Sleds pulled by snowmobiles or dogs provided transportation between camps around 1960 | |
  Byrd Station Location in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 80°00′53″S 119°33′56″W / 80.0147°S 119.5656°W | |
| Region | Marie Byrd Land |
| Established | 1 January 1957 |
| Abandoned | 2005 |
| Named for | Richard E. Byrd |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administration |
| • Body | United States Navy |
| Elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) |
| Active times | All year-round until 1972, every summer until 2005 |
The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica.[1]