Scott Base

Scott Base is a New Zealand Antarctic research station at Pram Point on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim. It was named in honour of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN, leader of two British expeditions to the Ross Sea area of Antarctica. The base was set up as support to field research and the centre for research into earth sciences, and now conducts research in many fields, operated by Antarctica New Zealand.

This article is about the New Zealand Antarctic base. For the United States Antarctic base, see Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. For the United States Air Force base, see Scott Air Force Base.

Scott Base
Antarctic base
Aerial photograph of Scott Base looking towards Observation Hill.
Scott Base
Location of Scott Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 77°50′57″S 166°46′06″E
Country New Zealand
Location in AntarcticaRoss Island
Ross Dependency
Antarctica
Administered byAntarctica New Zealand
Established20 January 1957 (1957-01-20)
Named forCaptain Robert Falcon Scott, RN
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Summer
78
 • Winter
11
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDST)
UN/LOCODEAQ SBA
TypeAll year-round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Climatology
  • Geocryology
  • Paleoclimatology
  • Sedimetology
  • Geomorphology
  • Paleolimnology
Websiteantarcticanz.govt.nz/scott-base

The base is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the larger U.S. McMurdo Station via Pegasus Road.

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