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	Anvers Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The hut of station of the British Antarctic Survey was loaned to the U.S. Government on July 2, 1963, which converted it into a biological laboratory in January 1965 for use by American scientists at the nearby Palmer Station.
		The station of the British Antarctic Survey consisted of a hut and was occupied from February 27, 1955 until January 10, 1958.
		The station of the British Antarctic Survey was destroyed by fire on December 28, 1971 while being renovated by the British Antarctic Survey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anvers_Island (470 words)

	Palmer Station Antarctica (PAL LTER)
		Palmer Station is one of the three United States research stations located in Antarctica.
		Introduction: The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) study area is located to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula extending South and North of the Palmer Basin from onshore to several hundred kilometers off shore.
		The Palmer LTER is one of more than two dozen LTER research sites located largely throughout the United States, each focused on a specific ecosystem, that together consititute the LTER Network.
	pal.lternet.edu (190 words)

	:: NASA Quest > Archives ::
		Palmer's climate is milder than that of the other U.S. Antarctic Stations primarily because it comes under the influence of a polar-maritime air mass.
		The liquor policy at Palmer Station allows each individual to purchase, for personal consumption, one bottle of hard liquor and your choice of either one case of beer or two bottles of wine each week.
		Palmer Station consists of two buildings and several ancillary structures.
	quest.arc.nasa.gov /antarctica/background/NSF/pal-stay.html (2732 words)

	AARC Palmer Station Info
		During the austral summer, the Palmer Station compliment is in the vicinity of 37.
		At the southeastern tip of Anvers Island on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula is Palmer Station, a smattering of ramshackle buildings sitting on the rocky outcrop at the base of a large glacier.
		The station is named for Nathaniel B. Palmer, a highly skilled sealer famous for braving the southern seas in a forty-foot wooden boat.
	arcane.ucsd.edu /pstat.html (933 words)

	Book the perfect cruise vacation at discount prices.
		Palmer Station is named for Nathaniel B. Palmer, a Connecticut sealer who, on 17 November 1820, during an exploratory voyage ranging southward from the South Shetland Islands, may have been the first person to see Antarctica.
		Palmer Station is located at 64°46¢ S, 64°03¢ W, on a protected harbor on the southwestern coast of Anvers Island off the Antarctica Peninsula.
		Palmer Station is superbly located for biological studies of birds, seals, and other components of the marine ecosystem.
	www.icruise.com /cruise_content/port_Palmer_Station.htm (309 words)

	January 18, 2000
		Palmer Station, just north of the circle on the Western Antarctic Peninsula's so-called banana belt, may be the least Antarctic of America's outposts on the continent.
		Palmer Station was treated to a live avant-garde concert, via satellite, from Ghent, Belgium at lunchtime.
		Charlie Petit, who is on assignment at Palmer Station for U.S. News and World Report, filed this story for the coming issue of the Antarctic Sun.
	www.antarctica2000.net /palmer/journal9/1_18_00.html (1003 words)

	pal.txt
		In the region around Palmer Station the maximum extent of pack ice varies widely, from near zero to halfway across Drake Passage, and appears to be on a six- to eight-year cycle (Figure 1).
		Palmer Station is the smallest of the three U.S. Antarctic research stations managed by the NSF.
		Approach and Methodology The general approach capitalizes on populations that are easily accessible near Palmer Station during a prolonged breeding season, and that sample the surrounding marine environment.
	www.lternet.edu /biblio/files/pal.txt (7772 words)

	ScienceDaily: Scientists Map Ocean Floor Near Palmer Station In Antarctica, Reveal Hidden Dangers To Passing Ships
		Palmer is one of three U.S. research stations on the continent and the only station north of the Antarctic Circle.
		Palmer Station is at 64°46' S, 64°03' W, on protected Arthur Harbor on the southwestern coast of Anvers Island, about midway down the Antarctica Peninsula.
		Named for American sealer Nathaniel B. Palmer, who in 1820 was one of the first to see Antarctica, the station was built in 1968 to replace the prefabricated wood huts of 'Old Palmer' station, established in 1965.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/06/050609233346.htm (2149 words)

	Big Dead Place :: King Haakon VII Review :: A Visit to Palmer Station
		As a result, the principal view and impression of Palmer was the outside storage areas which, as you know, are not the most aesthetic aspect of the station.
		The lecture staff further explained the pressure investigators are under at Palmer to successfully complete their research in on-station deployments that are normally far shorter than their counterparts based at other nations' stations.
		Big Dead Place :: King Haakon VII Review :: A Visit to Palmer Station
	www.bigdeadplace.com /palmer_visit.html (1835 words)

	Paty Matrai at Palmer Station
		George was even a part of the Palmer Station Christmas Choir, a nice group of folks from the station who spent a month practicing so they could sing for the rest of us before dinner.
		Station B we were able to sample on the 23rd of December, and we had been trapped by ice for so long, that we actually sampled Station E on Christmas Day, since it was the first time the ice had cleared.
		We were headed out to Station E with a big white line across the horizon, which as we got a little closer, we could see was Station E – completely obstructed by thick brash ice, so we had to turn around.
	www.bigelow.org /arctic/matrai05/report7.html (364 words)

	TEA: Reynolds- -- 3.28.2000
		Palmer Station, as seen from the foot of the glacier, and the Nathaniel B. Palmer.
		Palmer Station is a small but convivial and relaxed place.
		The station is a small world, population 46 in the summer and 23 this winter.
	tea.armadaproject.org /reynolds/3.28.2000.html (1100 words)

	NSF UV Monitoring Network: Palmer Station
		Palmer Station, established by the United States in 1965, is located on Anvers Island, slightly outside the Antarctic Circle.
		The SUV spectroradiometer system at Palmer Station was originally installed in the roof of the vestibule of the Clean Air Building in May 1988, but was relocated to Building T-5 in March 1993.
		The station is normally only accessible by ice-strengthened boat at intervals of approximately one month.
	www.biospherical.com /nsf/palmer/palmer.asp (428 words)

	06 April 1999
		Upper left palmer station, next two mountains on the Graham coast, bottom left,main building at palmer station with boat house in the foreground.
		Awoke this morning to find us anchored off Palmer Station, the US science base on the Palmer Peninsula, located around 64 50 S 64 05 W. The station is actually on Anvers Island.
		South of Palmer in Margarite Bay is another large penguin area and this area seems to be stable for the time being.
	www.hamilton.edu /news/ANTARCTIC/040699.html (742 words)

	Paty Matrai at Palmer Station
		The tour was a basic 'welcome to Palmer Station', 'this is where things are located' and 'this is what will be expected of you while you are here'.
		We spent several hours meeting the 30 or so people who were currently on station, eight of whom were 'winter-overs' and were leaving on the Gould and heading home after having been on station throughout the winter season.
		The folks who work at Palmer did a wonderful job of decorating the lounge area with spooky decorations, and we all had a great time showing off our costumes, eating candy, and dancing with all of our new friends.
	www.bigelow.org /arctic/matrai05/report2.html (894 words)

	Polar Science Station: Pop Goes Antarctica?
		Everyone who works at Palmer Station tells me that math is important to his or her job.
		At Palmer Station she is the instrument technician.
		She lives in London, England, and she is here at Palmer Station as a part of the National Science Foundation 'Artists and Writers Program'.
	literacynet.org /polar/pop/html/journal/journal-2002-01-19.html (511 words)

	Palmer Station
		This view of Palmer Station shows the new Lab 1 vestibule, GWR after its renovations, and that elevated radome.
		19 April 2006--not a good week for Palmer Station and the LMG...veteran marine tech Joshua Spillane disappeared, apparently overboard, on 17 January on transit north to PA, and has been declared dead.
		The station science sitreps are published here by the LTER people; Woods Hole set up a webcam as part of their survey for their remote underwater observatory, and a year ago Glenn Grant documented the January 2004 collapse of the glacier behind OP between Arthur Harbor and Loudwater Cove, turning the area into Norsel Island.
	www.palmerstation.com (460 words)

	apr97
		Palmer Station is especially well situated to resolve signals due to carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean.
		The Palmer Station air samples are returned to the NOAA laboratory for analysis of trace constituents, including carbon dioxide.
		PALMER STATION SCIENCE SITREP April 1997 Bruce D. Sidell, SSL NEWS FROM THE LAB Marc Pomeroy, Winter Assistant Supervisor, Laboratory Operations The malfunctioning Beckman Ultracentrifuge will be returned again to Beckman USA for repairs.
	pal.lternet.edu /biblio/sitreps/1997/apr97 (3285 words)

	Palmer Fire Department
		There are four fire districts and three fire stations within the Town of Palmer's boundaries.
		The mission of the Palmer Fire Department is to protect life and property from the ravages of fire, hazardous materials incidents and emergencies.
		We operate out of 1 station that protects a primarily residential area.
	www.palmerfiredepartment.org (215 words)

	Palmer Station site page 1
		Palmer Station, a small biology station, was established in 1965, and named after Nathaniel B. Palmer, the American sealer who pioneered exploration of the Peninsula area in 1820.
		The station is not regularly served by airplane, and no permanent landing field is maintained.
		The station consists of two major buildings and three small ones, plus two large fuel tanks, a helicopter pad, and a dock.
	www.wwics.com /~computec/cheryl/page2p_1.htm (215 words)

	Palmer Station
		Palmer Station is the main base for U. research on the Peninsula side of Antarctica; it is located on a rocky spit of land situated on Arthur Harbor.
		These pictures were taken near Palmer Station, Antartica.
		Palmer Station is on Anvers Island, just off the Antarctic Peninsula.
	tryfan.ucsd.edu /antpics/palmer_station.htm (103 words)

	ltercontriblist
		Ross R, L Quetin: Palmer Station: The impact of sea ice on the structure and function of a pelagic marine ecosystem.
		Baker KS: Palmer LTER: Palmer station air temperature 1974 to 1996 (accepted).
		Haberman KL, RM Ross, LB Quetin: Palmer LTER: Grazing by the antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, on Nitschia sp.
	www.icess.ucsb.edu /lter/biblio/lists/ltercontriblist (8195 words)

	TEA: Croberts- -- 3.8.2000
		materials were being off-loaded for Palmer Station, we climbed the glacier behind the station.
		Today we arrived at Palmer Station, Antarctica at approximately 1220.
		We took refuge on the ship or the few buildings in Palmer Station.
	tea.armadaproject.org /croberts/3.8.2000.html (201 words)

	Antarctic Peninsula -- Feb 1999 -- Palmer Station
		After the tour we were invited to have some famous Palmer Station brownies and tour their gift shop, where I picked up some cool bargain sweatshirts for $10 each.
		First at Palmer Station, the site physician gave us a walking tour of the outside of the buildings.
		The other landing near Plamer station was on a small island filled with adelie penguins.
	www.micktravels.com /antarctica/palmer (473 words)

	Palmer Station, Winter2001
		During Winter 2001 (Feb - Oct) I was at Palmer Station.
		Palmer is located on Anvers Island, just off the Antarctic peninsula.
		It is nothing like McMurdo Station in that it is much, much smaller.
	groups.msn.com /PalmerStationWinter2001 (117 words)

	The LTER Antarctic Palmer Station Data Archive
		The seasonal station sampling uses zodiacs to sample a series of stations within a 2 mile boating limit of Palmer Station and occurs October/November through March/April in order to sample the biologically active spring through summer months.
		A cruise or a station season of DATASETS is gathered into related groups called a STUDY.
		Both a regional grid 900kmx200km West of the Antartic peninsula as well as a palmer basin grid have been established as part of the yearly sampling strategy.
	gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov /records/LTER-99.html (420 words)

	Polar Science Station: Pop Goes Antarctica?
		Science-he checks with nearby stations to see if they need to send data, and he makes sure that the science technician (here at Palmer) can send his daily reports back to scientists in the United States.
		However, he has spent a lot of time "on the ice." He has spent a summer and a winter at the South Pole Station, two summers and one winter at McMurdo Station, and a summer and a winter at Palmer Station.
		Palmer Station uses the same local time as Chile.
	literacynet.org /polar/pop/html/journal/journal-2002-01-28.html (590 words)

	Chuck Kimball's Web Page - Austral Winter 2004 - Palmer Station Antarctica
		Using a computer-tracking program I could see that the station would be visible (from a radio standpoint) from Palmer Station two to four times a day.
		But as far as I know we were the first to make a contact with the International Space Station from Palmer, and Mike Fincke - KE5AIT is the first to have worked all the 7 continents from the Space Station (and the 3rd to do it from space).
		Most everyone on station was interested in hearing this contact, and before it was over we had 17 of the 19 people on station jammed in my shop.
	www.gmra.org /n0nhj/ice04/iss.htm (935 words)

	The Global Guy » Winter comes to Palmer Station
		There’s an ice cave near the location of the old Palmer station that opens and closes depending on the amount of glacier calving.
		It’s really refreshing to be back at a station with a fun atmosphere where people seem to want to be here instead of just waiting for the winter to be over.
		Too bad they dont have a safety person at Palmer
	www.theglobalguy.com /antarctica/winter-comes-to-palmer-station (719 words)

	Palmer Station Timeline 1975-85
		The 14'x10' structure was prefabricated and test erected at Washington State University before being shipped to Palmer Station on the Polar Sea and dedicated on 1/16.
		Palmer Station in the 1976-77 summer (photo from Ed Born)
		This is dedicated the Pieter J. Lenie Field Station in honor of the retired captain of the retired Hero (12 February).
	www.palmerstation.com /history/7585/7585.html (885 words)

	WBUR.ORG - Antarctica Special
		See Donna Patterson explain her research and what it is like to work at Palmer Station.
		Watch large elephant seals at play in the water near Palmer Station.
		Accompany Researcher Bill Fraser and as he prepares for and executes an aerial survey of Palmer Station.
	www.wbur.org /special/antarctica/photogallery/multimedia.asp (328 words)

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