Neumayer-Station II
![]() | This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (April 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Neumayer II Station | |
---|---|
![]() Neumayer II Station in 2008 | |
![]() ![]() Neumayer II Station Location of Neumayer II Station in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 70°38′16″S 8°15′42″W / 70.637847°S 8.261744°WCoordinates: 70°38′16″S 8°15′42″W / 70.637847°S 8.261744°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Location in Antarctica | Atka Iceport Queen Maud Land Antarctica |
Administered by | Alfred Wegener Institute |
Established | 1992 |
Closed | February 2009 |
Named for | Georg von Neumayer |
Type | All-year round |
Period | Annual |
Status | Closed |
Website | AWI |
Neumayer-Station or Neumayer-Station II was a permanent German Antarctic research base on Atka Bay. It opened in 1992, replacing the old Georg-von-Neumayer-Station.
On February 20, 2009, it was replaced by the new permanent research base Neumayer-Station III.
See also[]
- List of Antarctic research stations
- List of Antarctic field camps
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Model_of_Neumayer_outpost_in_antarctica.jpg/300px-Model_of_Neumayer_outpost_in_antarctica.jpg)
Model of the station in a museum in Bonn.
Categories:
- Outposts of Antarctica
- Germany and the Antarctic
- Princess Astrid Coast
- Outposts of Queen Maud Land
- 1992 establishments in Antarctica
- 2009 disestablishments in Antarctica
- Princess Astrid Coast geography stubs