Shirreff Base
Shirreff Base (original name Cape Shirreff Field Station) is a seasonal field station in the Southern Ocean operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and opened in 1996. It is situated on the east side of Cape Shirreff on Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic peninsula.
Shirreff Base | |
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| Holt Watters Field Camp | |
The original Cape Shirreff research station with the Chilean facilities on the left and the US ones on the right | |
Shirreff Base Location of Shirreff Base in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 62°28′12″S 60°46′17″W | |
| Country | United States |
| Location in Antarctica | Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula Livingston Island South Shetland Islands Antarctica |
| Established | 1996 |
| Population | |
| • Summer | 6 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | Pinniped monitoring |
In January 2023 as the station was being rebuilt, it was renamed the Holt Watters Field Camp recognizing directors Rennie Holt and George Watters of NOAA's Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division (AERD).
It is adjacent to the Chilean base called Doctor Guillermo Mann.
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