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[[File:Byrd-tunnel.jpg|thumb|Tunnel to the second incarnation of Byrd Station under the ice.]] | [[File:Byrd-tunnel.jpg|thumb|Tunnel to the second incarnation of Byrd Station under the ice.]] | ||
'''Byrd Station''' is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during Operation Deep Freeze II in central [[Marie Byrd Land]]. | '''Byrd Station''' is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] II in central [[Marie Byrd Land]]. | ||
The station was named in honor of American [[Antarctic]] explorer Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]]. | The station was named in honor of American [[Antarctic]] explorer Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]]. | ||
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==Climate== | ==Climate== | ||
In recent years the station has recorded a [[Global warming|warming trend]], with warming fastest in its winter and spring. | In recent years the station has recorded a [[Global warming|warming trend]], with warming fastest in its winter and spring. This location, in the heart of the [[West Antarctic Ice Sheet]], is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||