Eights Station was an
Antarctic permanent exploration base from January 1963 to November 1965,
located on
Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land is a portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of the Filchner–Ronne ...
about 1100 km from
Byrd Station and 2400 km from
McMurdo Station.
The station consisted of 11 prefabricated buildings that were brought in via planes
and located on the site of the former "Sky-Hi" airlift project temporary scientific camp. The station was named for
James Eights who was the first American Naturalist who visited Antarctica at the beginning of the 19th Century. The station was initially supported by 6 scientists and 5 Armed Forces attendants
and included observations on meteorology, the ionosphere, geomagnetism, and aurora and radio waves.
At its peak, Eights Station hosted 27 personnel,
including individuals from the U.S. Antarctic Research Program Summer Party.
See also
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List of Antarctic research stations
References
{{Polar exploration
National Science Foundation
United States Antarctic Program
1963 establishments in Antarctica
1965 disestablishments in Antarctica