Wilkes Station [SEP] continent
Wilkes Station
Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica. It was taken over by Australia on 7 February 1959.
History.
Navy personnel from the United States constructed the main part of Wilkes in a period of 16 days in January and February 1957, unloading 11,000 tons of material and supplies. It took a crew of over 100 to erect the station which housed 24 naval personnel
NL - From 23 Aug 2007 to 26 Aug 2007
- St. John, NB - From 30 Aug 2007 to 2 Sep 2007
- Syracuse, NY - From 5 Sep 2007 to 9 Sep 2007
- Wilkes-Barre, PA - From 12 Sep 2007 to 16 Sep 2007
- Greensboro, NC - From 19 Sep 2007 to 23 Sep 2007
- State College, PA - From 26 Sep 2007 to 30 Sep 2007
- Norfolk, VA - From 3 Oct 2007 to 7 Oct 2007
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