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Neumayer-Station III, also known as Neumayer III after geophysicist Georg von Neumayer, is a German Antarctic research station of the Alfred-Wegener-Institut. It is located on the approximately 200 metres (660 ft) thick Ekström Ice Shelf several kilometres south of Neumayer-Station II. The station's assembly kit was transported to its current position early in November 2007. It is moving with the shelf ice at about 200 meters (660 ft) per year towards the open sea.
After almost ten years of work on the project, beginning in October 1999, including conception, environmental impact assessment, planning and construction phases, regular operation of the station began on 20 February 2009. The station replaces the Neumayer-Station II and the Georg-von-Neumayer-Station that preceded it. The expected lifespan of the station is 25 to 30 years and the entire project is estimated to cost €39 million.
Neumayer III Skiway |
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| Summary |
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| Airport type | Private |
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Neumayer Station III |
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| Location |
Ekström Ice Shelf |
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| Time zone |
(-1) |
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| Elevation AMSL |
55 ft / 17 m |
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| Coordinates |
70°38′00″S 8°15′48″W |
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| Direction |
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Surface |
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m |
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3,326
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1,014
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Ice
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Location of Neumayer III Skiway in Antarctica
Neumayer III Station in December 2009. Photo by Felix Riess. CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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