Wilkes Station
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Wilkes Station is a former United States research base in Antarctica, later transferred to Australia, that played a role in early scientific exploration of the continent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilkes Station canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic research station
ⓘ
former research base ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Australian Antarctic Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | US Navy Seabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar coastal ⓘ |
| closed | 1959 ⓘ |
| coast | Budnick Hill area of Clark Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1956 ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceToCaseyStation | about 2 kilometres GENERATED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 30 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| era | Cold War Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| established | 1957 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | International Geophysical Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerUse | main Australian station in the region before Casey Station ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureNearby |
Budd Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newcomb Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Brien Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site in the Australian Antarctic Territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clark Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilkes Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Windmill Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logisticalRole | support base for coastal and inland traverses ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first modern coastal stations in Wilkes Land ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
fuel and waste contamination risk
ⓘ
snow accumulation and burial of buildings ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Antarctic Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| originalJurisdiction | United States Antarctic claims policy (non-sovereign use) ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Antarctic Territory after transfer ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | scientific research ⓘ |
| researchField |
geomagnetism
ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ glaciology ⓘ ionospheric physics ⓘ meteorology ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| sea | Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| successorStation | Casey Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supplyMethod | ship-based resupply through sea ice ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
early scientific exploration of Antarctica
ⓘ
support of International Geophysical Year programs ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.