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[[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 [[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 [[Marie Byrd Land]]. | ||
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The National Science Foundation, which manages the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), had plans as of June 2009 to build a new camp to support a number of scientific projects in West Antarctica, including work at [[Pine Island Glacier]]. The camp, located about 1,400 kilometers from the USAP's main facility, [[McMurdo Station]], will support up to 50 people and will be used mainly as a "glorified" gas station to support flights in the region. A second field camp near Pine Island Glacier, for a project led by NASA scientist Robert Bindschadler, was also planned. That facility will support helicopter operations to the [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]]. | The National Science Foundation, which manages the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), had plans as of June 2009 to build a new camp to support a number of scientific projects in West Antarctica, including work at [[Pine Island Glacier]]. The camp, located about 1,400 kilometers from the USAP's main facility, [[McMurdo Station]], will support up to 50 people and will be used mainly as a "glorified" gas station to support flights in the region. A second field camp near Pine Island Glacier, for a project led by NASA scientist Robert Bindschadler, was also planned. That facility will support helicopter operations to the [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]]. | ||
Byrd Station's former location is now generally known as "Byrd Camp." | |||
==Achilles== | ==Achilles== | ||