Signy Research Station

Signy Research Station
Antarctic base
Signy Research Station in 2006
Signy Research Station in 2006
Location of Signy Research Station in Antarctica
Location of Signy Research Station in Antarctica
Signy Research Station
Location of Signy Research Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 60°42′30″S 45°35′42″W / 60.708333°S 45.595°W / -60.708333; -45.595
Country United Kingdom
British Overseas TerritoryBritish Antarctic Territory
Location in AntarcticaSigny Island
Administered byBritish Antarctic Survey
Established18 March 1947 (18 March 1947)
Elevation
[1]
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
14
 • Winter
0
UN/LOCODEAQ SGN
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Climatology
  • Limnology
  • Microbiology
  • Sedimentology
Websitewww.antarctica.ac.uk

Signy Research Station (originally Station H)[2] is an Antarctic research base on Signy Island, run by the British Antarctic Survey.

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "History of Signy (Station H) - British Antarctic Survey". Retrieved 2019-05-13.