Base B Deception Island

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Base B Deception Island was a British Antarctic research station on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, used primarily for scientific and exploratory work in the mid-20th century.

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Surface form Occurrences
Base K Deception Island 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic research station
British research station
continent Antarctica
country United Kingdom
fieldOfWork geology
geophysics
glaciology
meteorology
topographic surveying
hasClimate polar maritime climate
hasEnvironment volcanic island
locatedIn Antarctica
Deception Island NERFINISHED
South Shetland Islands NERFINISHED
locatedOnFeature Deception Island caldera NERFINISHED
namedAfter Deception Island NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Bransfield Strait NERFINISHED
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
operator British Antarctic Survey NERFINISHED
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey NERFINISHED
partOf British Antarctic program NERFINISHED
network of British bases in the Antarctic Peninsula region
purpose exploration
scientific research
sovereignTerritory British Antarctic Territory NERFINISHED
status former research station
usedDuring mid-20th century
usedFor mapping and charting
overwintering personnel
supporting field parties

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Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey maintainedResearchStation Base B Deception Island
this entity surface form: Base K Deception Island