Rothera Station

Nationality: UK

History: Built in 1975 on Adelaide Island, Rothera occupies a small rocky peninsula.  A 3000' (900m) crushed rock airstrip and hangar were added in 1990-91, making Rothera a peninsula region logistics center for British Antarctic Survey Operations.

Information: Rothera can accommodate 124 people and boasts one of the few aquariums in the Antarctic.  The Bonner laboratory complex, completed in 1997, includes a recompression chamber, a wet lab and a terrestrial biology lab.   A large new sleeping quarters building , which can house 88 people, is being constructed and should be completed by 2002.

Science:
Biology, geoscience, glaciology, atmospheric sciences. Main air facility for fieldwork, depot laying and links to South America and the Falkland Islands.

Web Cam:

Website:
www.antarctica.ac.uk/Living/Stations/Rothera.html

Wildlife:
Royal Penguins, King Penguins, Gentoo Penguins, Rockhopper Penguins, Elephant Seals, Fur Seals,  Albatross, Misc. Flight Birds