South Ice was a British support base 560 kilometres (300 nmi) from the South PoleinEdith Ronne Land, Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year, established by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, where three men overwintered during the Antarctic winter of 1957. In the same winter, men overwintered for the first time at the South Pole.
South Ice Station
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Location in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 81°57′00″S 29°52′00″W / 81.9500°S 29.8667°W / -81.9500; -29.8667 | |
Region | Edith Ronne Land |
Established | 1957 (1957) |
Closed | 1958 (1958) |
Government | |
• Type | Administration |
• Body | CTAE, United Kingdom |
Population | |
• Total | Up to 3 |
Active times | All year-round |
The name of the station contrasts to North Ice which was a British research station in Greenland.
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