Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:access gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:annualResupply gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze
gptkbp:buildingType elevated station
gptkbp:climate polar
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation 2,835 meters
gptkbp:established 1956
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:hospital
astronomy observatory
atmospheric research lab
ice core drilling site
gptkbp:hasFlag gptkb:United_States_flag
gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_flag
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:NZSP
gptkbp:internetAccess satellite link
gptkbp:latitude 90°S
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Pole
gptkbp:longitude 0°
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:cosmology
atmospheric science
climate monitoring
glaciology
neutrino detection
gptkbp:notableEvent IceCube Neutrino Observatory operational 2010
South Pole Telescope installed 2007
first winter-over 1957
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Antarctic_Program
gptkbp:populationWinter 150
50
gptkbp:postalCode 96598
gptkbp:powerSource solar panels
diesel generators
gptkbp:previousBuilding gptkb:building
gptkbp:region gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:restored 2003–2008
gptkbp:runwaySurface snow runway
gptkbp:supplies gptkb:McMurdo–South_Pole_Traverse
gptkbp:temperatureRecordHigh -12.3°C
gptkbp:temperatureRecordLow -82.8°C
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:New_Zealand_Standard_Time
UTC+12
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
gptkbp:usedFor scientific research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NSF_IceCube_Neutrino_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4