DATASET

British Antarctic Survey Research Stations and Bases in Antarctica and Arctic.

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Citation

Ireland, L. (2026). British Antarctic Survey Research Stations and Bases in Antarctica and Arctic. (Version 1) [Data set]. BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/bbcd31bd-4a88-4891-b316-03a91961e3f3.

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Point locations of research stations and bases operated by British Antarctic Survey, in Antarctica and the Arctic.

Note

Halley VI station is located on a moving ice shelf, therefore the position in this dataset may not be accurate if it has not been updated recently (see the updated_at attribute).

For more information on BAS research stations and other facilities, please see the BAS Website. Or, for stations operated by other Antarctic operators, the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) website.

Attributes

The dataset contains general information about these facilities, such as name and seasonality, and foreign identifiers for other BAS systems.

Attribute Data Type Description Options Example
name String Name of facility - 'Rothera Research Station'
type String Class of facility 'Research Station', 'Forward Operating Base' 'Research Station'
seasonality String General period of operation 'Year Round', 'Summer Only' Year Round
location String location code (Internal use) - LAND
siteid String site ID (Internal use) - LND/RO
orgid String org ID (Internal use) - RO-01
source String Source used for position - COMNAP Facilities Version 3.3.0 released 04 May 2020
updated_at Date When position was last updated (YYYY-MM-DD) - 2020-05-05