Neumayer-Station II

Neumayer II Station
Antarctic base
Neumayer II Station in 2008
Location of Neumayer II Station in Antarctica
Neumayer II Station
Location of Neumayer II Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 70°38′16″S 8°15′42″W / 70.637847°S 8.261744°W / -70.637847; -8.261744Coordinates: 70°38′16″S 8°15′42″W / 70.637847°S 8.261744°W / -70.637847; -8.261744
Country  Germany
Location in Antarctica Atka Iceport
Queen Maud Land
Antarctica
Administered by Alfred Wegener Institute
Established 1992 (1992)
Closed February 2009 (2009-02)
Named for Georg von Neumayer
Type All-year round
Period Annual
Status Closed
Website AWI

Neumayer-Station or Neumayer-Station II was a permanent German Antarctic research base on Atka Bay. It opened in 1992, replacing the old Georg-von-Neumayer-Station.

On February 20, 2009, it was replaced by the new permanent research base Neumayer-Station III.

See also

Model of the station in a museum in Bonn.
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