South Pole Station

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:annualResupply gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze
gptkbp:averageTemperatureSummer -28°C
gptkbp:averageTemperatureWinter -60°C
gptkbp:climate polar
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation 2835 meters
gptkbp:emergencyEvacuationPossible only in summer
gptkbp:established 1956
gptkbp:firstStationLeader gptkb:Paul_Siple
gptkbp:firstWinterOver 1957
gptkbp:hasCeremonialPole yes
gptkbp:hasFlagpole yes
gptkbp:hasGeographicPoleMarker yes
gptkbp:hasGreenhouse yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Pole Station
gptkbp:internetAccess limited satellite
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:AQSPA
gptkbp:latitude 90°S
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Pole
gptkbp:longitude
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Robert_F._Scott
gptkbp:newStationCompleted 2008
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:IceCube_Neutrino_Observatory
gptkb:South_Pole_Telescope
gptkb:Atmospheric_Research_Observatory
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Antarctic_Program
gptkbp:populationWinter 150
50
gptkbp:postalCode 96598
gptkbp:powerSource diesel generators
gptkbp:purpose scientific research
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:astronomy
atmospheric sciences
climate science
geophysics
glaciology
gptkbp:restored 1975
gptkbp:runwaySurface yes
snow runway
gptkbp:supplies gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:South_Pole_Traverse
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:New_Zealand_Standard_Time
gptkbp:wasteType waste removed from Antarctica
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christina_Koch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5