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Remote camp: Camps placed by airplane
or helicopter
enable researchers to get where they need to go for the
amount of time they need to complete their work.
These tents are similar to Robert F. Scott's, although
more modern designs are also used.
Source: http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OPP
Photo credit: Bert Rowell, National Science Foundation
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Australian Antarctic Division
(http://www.aad.gov.au/)
An official website of the Australian government, the Antarctic
Division guides the Australian Antarctic program. The website
offers a wealth of resources, including links to: each Australian
Antarctic station's website (providing live webcam, live weather,
etc); the Data Centre portal (including numerous maps, some interactive);
jobs and business opportunities in Antarctica; teacher resources;
Antarctic law and the Antarctic Treaty; transportation and shipping
information; recent news; and full text of the Australian Antarctic
Magazine.
British Antarctic Survey
(BAS)
(http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/)
One of the premier institutions and sites in the field of Antarctic
study; part of the Natural Environment Research Council. Directs
program of science in the Antarctic and related regions, addressing
key global and regional issues through research, survey and monitoring;
BAS also helps to discharge the UK's international responsibilities
under the Antarctic Treaty System.
Directory
of Polar and Cold Regions Organizations
(http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/organisations/keyindex.html)
Provides brief details of organizations with interests relating
to the polar and cold regions.
International
Centre for Antarctic Information and Research
(http://arcticcentre.ulapland.fi/polarweb/polar/lbnzicai.htm)
Includes links to polar and cold regions libraries and archives,
listed according to country; including Argentina, Australia, Canada,
Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland,
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South
Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States.
National Science Foundation
(http://www.nsf.gov)
The premier US site for the support of Antarctic research and
study.
Polar
Pointers
(http://polarmet.mps.ohio-state.edu/polarpointers/Antarctica.html)
Maintained by the Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University.
A directory of web sites on the polar regions and related scientific
topics, searchable by region, country or subject.
Polar
Web
(http://arcticcentre.ulapland.fi/polarweb/index.asp)
A collaborative project of the Polar Libraries Colloquy. It is
managed by the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi,
Finland. The Polar Web is a guide to Internet resources
dealing with the lands and waters surrounding the North Pole and
the South Pole; subject areas include the physical sciences and
life sciences, the social sciences and native peoples, as well
as engineering/technology disciplines. Provides links to such
sites as libraries and bibliographic databases, data centers and
data directories, museums, organizations, research projects, listings
of current events, mailing lists.
Scott Polar Research Instititute
(SPRI)
(http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk)
The oldest international research center in the world covering
both the Arctic and Antarctic regions; links to a comprehensive
polar library and archives which are accessed through a searchable
database. The Scott Polar Research Institute is part of the Faculty
of Earth Sciences and Geography in the School of Physical Sciences
of the University of Cambridge.
United States Antarctic Program
( http://www.polar.org/)
Maintained by the Raytheon Polar Services corporation which provides
science, operations and maintenance support to the Antarctic Program
of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs.
Gives information on Antarctic Program services, marine operations,
participant guide, planning summaries, as well as links to adult
and elementary-level education, history, maps, and general information.
U.S. Antarctic Resource Center
(USARC)
(http://usarc.usgs.gov/)
At the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Reston,Va., USARC maintains
the most comprehensive national collection of Antarctic maps,
charts, satellite images, and photographs produced by the United
States and other member nations of the Scientific Committee on
Antarctic Research (SCAR). Its holdings include maps and charts
from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador,
Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay.
USGS Atlas of
Antarctic Research
(http://usarc.usgs.gov/lidar_dload.shtml)
Describes ongoing and past projects. Provides a common base for
displaying research results and data collected. Intended primarily
as a tool for Antarctic researchers.
World
Fact Book 2008
(https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
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