Camp Byers

Camp Byers
Antarctic camp
South Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, with Camp Byers in the foreground, and left to right Tsamblak Hill, Negro Hill and Dometa Point in the background
South Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, with Camp Byers in the foreground, and left to right Tsamblak Hill, Negro Hill and Dometa Point in the background
Location of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location of Camp Byers in Antarctica
Location of Camp Byers in Antarctica
Camp Byers
Location of Camp Byers in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°39′49″S 61°05′58″W / 62.663652°S 61.099339°W / -62.663652; -61.099339
Country Spain
Location in AntarcticaLivingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
Administered bySpanish National Research Council
Established2001 (2001)
Elevation
[1]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
12
 • Winter
0
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Topographic map of Livingston Island with the bases and base camps on the island including Camp Byers

Camp Byers (Spanish: Campamento Byers) is a Spanish seasonal base camp on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The locality is also designated for use as an International Field Camp. When necessary for scientific research purposes, temporary camping is allowed elsewhere on the protected peninsula under certain conditions.[2]

The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 126 Byers Peninsula. Measure 4 (2016), ATCM XXXIX Final Report. Santiago, 2016