Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station

Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station

Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station is a research station on King George Island, off the coast of Antarctica.

Named for Henryk Arctowski (1871-1958), who as meteorologist had accompanied the Belgian explorer Baron Adrien de Gerlache on the "Belgica" expedition, 1897-1899. This was the first expedition to overwinter in Antarctica. He proposed the original notion of a wind chill factor, arguing that wind could be as damaging to human flesh as cold in harsh climates.

The station was established on 26 February 1977. It is managed by the Polish Academy of Sciences, and its main research areas include marine biology, oceanography, geology, geomorphology, glaciology, meteorology, climatology, seismology, magnetism and ecology.

Because it is readily accessible, and the Polish staffers are friendly, [Society Expeditions, "Expedition Log, EX 1929", Seattle: Society Expditions, 1990, pp. 26-27] it is one of the most-visited scientific stations in Antarctica. A greenhouse provides fresh vegetables. The beaches near the station have numerous whalebones, relics of the time when the site was used to process whales killed nearby.

The station is near colonies of three different types of pygoscellic penguins (Adelies, Chinstraps, and Gentoos), and has been designated a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSI) as provided by the Antarctic Treaty.

Notes

References

* "Antarctica". Sydney: Reader's Digest, 1985, pp. 130-133, 300.
* Child, Jack. "Antarctica and South American Geopolitics: Frozen Lebensraum". New York: Praeger Publishers, 1988, p. 12.
* Lonely Planet, "Antarctica: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit", Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet Publications, 1996, p. 273.
* Stewart, Andrew, "Antarctica: An Encyclopedia". London: McFarland and Co., 1990 (2 volumes, p. 37.
* U.S. National Science Foundation, "Geographic Names of the Antarctic", Fred G. Alberts, ed. Washington: NSF, 1980.

External links

* [http://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/dab/ Official webpage]


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