Bellingshausen Station
Bellingshausen Station | |
|---|---|
 Bellingshausen base in winter | |
  Bellingshausen Station Location of Bellingshausen Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 62°11′55″S 58°57′38″W / 62.198591°S 58.960547°W | |
| Country | Russia |
| Location in Antarctica | Collins Harbour King George Island South Shetland Islands |
| Administered by | Russian Antarctic Expedition |
| Established | 22 February 1968 |
| Named for | Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 40 |
| • Winter | 20 |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ BHN |
| Type | All year-round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
|
| Website | Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute |
Bellingshausen Station (Russian: станция Беллинсгаузен) is a Russian (formerly
The station is named for the 19th-century Russian explorer of the Antarctic
The station is connected by unimproved roads to the nearby stations: Chilean
It is antipodal to a location in Russian Siberia, ~400 km west from Yakutsk.
In October 2018, it was the site of the first attempted murder in Antarctica.[3]
Climate
The Antarctic Peninsula and its nearby islands are considered to have the mildest living conditions in Antarctica. Bellingshausen Station's climate is strongly influenced by the surrounding ocean.[4] Under the Köppen system, it is one of the few locations in Antarctica classified as a tundra climate rather than an ice cap climate.[5] Variation in temperatures are small with the coldest month, July averaging −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) and 1.5 °C (34.7 °F) in the warmest month.[6] With only 591.2 hours of sunshine per year, the weather is often unsettled and cloudy throughout the year with precipitation in the form of snow, rain and drizzle occurring often.[4] On average, 729 mm (28.7 in) of precipitation falls per year.[4]
| Climate data for Bellingshausen Station (1968–2014) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.4 (2.14) |
66.4 (2.61) |
72.1 (2.84) |
65.6 (2.58) |
60.6 (2.39) |
53.4 (2.10) |
60.5 (2.38) |
62.1 (2.44) |
59.8 (2.35) |
54.6 (2.15) |
46.7 (1.84) |
46.0 (1.81) |
702.2 (27.65) |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
87.8 | 88.8 | 88.3 | 88.0 | 88.2 | 87.6 | 88.5 | 88.6 | 89.6 | 88.8 | 88.4 | 88.3 | 88.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 89.3 | 66.2 | 54.4 | 28.4 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 28.5 | 48.1 | 70.9 | 83.2 | 95.5 | 591.2 |
| Source: Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute[6] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
-
Trinity Church at Bellingshausen -
Interior of Trinity Church -
Bellingshausen in 2012 -
Bellingshausen in January 1985 -
Bellingshausen at night
In popular culture
On January 21, 2014, American tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle set up an impromptu tattoo station in a scientist's guesthouse where he tattooed his signature tattoo—his autograph—on project assistant/tattoo historian Dr. Anna Felicity Friedman, making him the first person to tattoo on all seven continents.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived(PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ USAIT 2006
- ^ "Antarctica scientist stabbed colleague for spoiling book endings". 30 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Station Bellingshausen". Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. Archived from the original on 16 April 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ a b "Bellingshausen Station (89050)". Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. 4 May 2004. Archived from the original on 15 May 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Friedman, Anna Felicity (10 February 2014). "Lyle Tuttle Antarctica 2014 Press Release". tattoohistorian.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ Friedman, Anna Felicity (23 January 2014). "A History-Assisting Historian? Helping Lyle Tuttle Tattoo on 7 Continents!". tattoohistorian.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
External links
- United States Antarctic Inspection Team 2006: Report of Inspections under Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty and Article 14 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection. March 21, 2007(Includes detailed description of this and some nearby stations)
- Official website Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Archived July 13, 1998, at the Wayback Machine)
- AARI Bellingshausen Station (Archived April 16, 2004, at the Wayback Machine)
- COMNAP Antarctic Facilities (Archived April 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine)
- COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map (Archived September 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine)
- Bellingshausen Station Photos
