Palmer Station is a United States research station in Antarctica. It is the only US station located north of the Antarctic Circle. The station is named for Nathaniel B. Palmer, usually recognized as the first American to see Antarctica. The maximum population that Palmer Station can accommodate is 46 people.
About Palmer Station in brief
Palmer Station is a United States research station in Antarctica located on Anvers Island. It is the only US station located north of the Antarctic Circle. The station is named for Nathaniel B. Palmer, usually recognized as the first American to see Antarctica. The maximum population that Palmer Station can accommodate is 46 people. The average temperature for the year in Palmer Station is 28. 8 °F. The warmest month, on average, is January. The coldest month is August. The majority of the science research conducted at Palmer Station revolves around marine biology. It houses year-round monitoring equipment for global seismic, atmospheric, and UV-monitoring networks, as well as a site for the study of heliophysics.
Other research is conducted from the research vessel Laurence M. Gould, a ship with an ice-strengthened hull that makes routine science research cruises around the Antarctic Peninsula. There is no routine air access to Palmer Station, but small ski-equipped aircraft have occasionally landed on the glacier to land on the ice for research purposes. The base is about as distant from the equator as Fairbanks, Alaska. The station, like the other U.S. Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program of the National Science Foundation.
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