Basic Information

Location: (70°39'S, 08°15'W) The station is located on Ekström Shelf Ice, Atka Bay, northeast Weddell Sea.
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History

The first "Georg von Neumayer" Station in the Antarctic was established in 1981 on the Ekström Shelf Ice as a research observatory for geophysical, meteorological and air chemistry measurements, as well as a logistics base for summer expeditions. Georg von Neumayer, whom the station is named after, was an important promoter of Germany's research activities in Antarctica. Ice movements and heavy snow deposits necessitated the construction of a new station building in the early 1990s. In March 1992, the new Neumayer station was completed only ten kilometres from the original site. The station's research and measurement program has steadily expanded ever since and now includes monitoring of atmospheric ozone.

Science

The Scientific programs at Neumayer focus mainly on geophysical, meteorological, air chemistry and ozone measurements.

Weather

Geographic Location