Davis Station

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Davis Station is a major Australian research base in Antarctica that supports scientific studies of the polar environment, climate, and ecosystems.

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Davis Station canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic research station ⓘ
climate polar climate ⓘ
continent Antarctica ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
environment coastal ice-free areas nearby ⓘ
established 1957 ⓘ
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
hasFacility accommodation buildings ⓘ
helicopter facilities ⓘ
laboratories ⓘ
meteorological observatory ⓘ
power house ⓘ
summer field huts ⓘ
water production plant ⓘ
wharf ⓘ
hasStatus permanent station ⓘ
hasSummerPopulation up to around 100 people ⓘ
hasWinterPopulation around 20–30 people ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location Ingrid Christensen Coast ⓘ
Princess Elizabeth Land ⓘ
namedAfter John King Davis ⓘ
near Vestfold Hills ⓘ
sea ice of Prydz Bay ⓘ
openingDate 1957-01-13 ⓘ
operator Australian Antarctic Division ⓘ
partOf Australian Antarctic Program ⓘ
populationType seasonal ⓘ
primaryFunction scientific research ⓘ
researchField atmospheric science ⓘ
climate science ⓘ
ecosystem studies ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ
marine biology ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
polar environment ⓘ
terrestrial ecology ⓘ
sea Prydz Bay ⓘ
supportsActivity logistical support for field camps ⓘ
long-term environmental monitoring ⓘ
wildlife monitoring ⓘ
timezone UTC+07:00 ⓘ
wildlife Adélie penguins ⓘ
linked to: Adélie penguin

Antarctic seabirds ⓘ
Weddell seals ⓘ
linked to: Weddell seal

southern elephant seals ⓘ

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