Rothera Research Station
Coordinates: 67°34′S 68°08′W / 67.567°S 68.133°W / -67.567; -68.133
| IATA: none – ICAO: EGAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | |||
| Serves | Rothera Research Station | ||
| Location | Antarctic Peninsula | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2,950 | 900 | Crushed rock | |
Rothera research station is a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) base on the Antarctic Peninsula, located at Rothera Point, Adelaide Island. Rothera also serves as the capital of the British Overseas Territory, the British Antarctic Territory.
Rothera Station is the BAS logistics centre for the Antarctic and home to well-equipped biological laboratories and facilities for a wide range of research. The station is situated on a rock and raised beach promontory at the southern extremity of Wormald Ice Piedmont, south-eastern Adelaide Island. The station has a 900 m (2,950 ft) crushed rock runway, with an associated hangar and bulk fuel storage facility, and a wharf for the discharge of cargo from supply ships. There is a transitory summer population of scientists and support staff who reach Rothera either by ship or through use of an intercontinental Dash-7 aircraft flying from the Falkland Islands.
Read more about Rothera Research Station: History and Current Activities, Buildings At Rothera
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