Antarctica

South Ice

South Ice was a British support base 560 kilometres from the in Edith Ronne Land, during the International Geophysical Year, established by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, where three men overwintered during the Antarctic winter of 1957.
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South Ice

Latitude
-81.95° or 81° 57′ south
Longitude
-29.86667° or 29° 52′ west
Inception
1957
Operator
United Kingdom
Open location code
29CG24XM+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2418868737
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q7567522
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In Other Languages

From Latvian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“South Ice” goes by many names.
  • Latvian: “Sautaisa”
  • Latvian: “South Ice Base”
  • Latvian: “South Ice”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “South Ice”

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