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2006-2007 Station Schedules
2006-2007 Station Schedules
The United States Antarctic Program operates three permanent research stations on the continent and two research vessels. It also supports work that is not based at any of the stations or on the vessels. Below are the planned season dates and the estimated populations (which are subject to change) of each station and both research vessels.
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Austral Summer Season Openings Austral Winter
Season Opening
Station Operational Science
McMurdo 20-Aug-2006
(Winfly*)		 03-Oct 2006
(mainbody)		 24-Feb-2007
South Pole 23-Oct-2006 30-Oct 2006 15-Feb-2007
Palmer 20-Sept-2006 11-Oct-2006 01-April-2006
Research
Vessels		 Year-round operations
Vessel schedules on the Internet:
http://www.usap.gov/vesselScienceAndOperations/
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Estimated Population
  Summer Winter
McMurdo 890 (weekly average)
2,900 (total)		 187
(winter total)
South Pole 245 (weekly average)
725 (total)		 45
(winter total)
Palmer 34-44 (weekly average)
76 (total)		 30
(winter total)
RV/IB NBP 39 science & staff / 25 crew
RV LMG 38 science & staff / 25 crew
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Last Updated: September 25, 2006
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