Halley Research Station

Summary

Halley Research Station is an Antarctic research station^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of antarctic_research_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Halley Research Station is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• Halley Research Station is located in Brunt Ice Shelf^[4].
• Halley Research Station is on the continent of Antarctica^[5].
• Halley Research Station's instance of is recorded as Antarctic research station^[6].
• Halley Research Station is owned by British Antarctic Survey^[7].
• Halley Research Station is owned by Natural Environment Research Council^[8].
• Halley Research Station is operated by British Antarctic Survey^[9].
• Edmond Halley is named after Halley Research Station^[10].
• Halley Research Station's main building contractor is recorded as Galliford Try^[11].
• Halley Research Station is used for year-round Antarctic facility^[12].
• Halley Research Station's Commons category is recorded as Halley Station^[13].
• Halley Research Station's located in time zone is recorded as Antarctica/Rothera^[14].
• Halley Research Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -75.57349, 'lon': -25.46696}^[15].
• Halley Research Station's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Brunt Ice Shelf^[16].
• Halley Research Station's official website is recorded as https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/facility/halley/^[17].
• Halley Research Station's date of official opening is recorded as February 5, 2013^[18].
• Halley Research Station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1270'}^[19].

Body

Operations

Halley Research Station is operated by British Antarctic Survey^[9].

Ownership

Owners include British Antarctic Survey^[7], a government organization^[20], in United Kingdom^[21], founded in 1962^[22], headquartered in Cambridge^[23] and Natural Environment Research Council^[8], a non-departmental public body^[24], in United Kingdom^[25], founded in 1965^[26], headquartered in Polaris House^[27].

Why It Matters

Halley Research Station ranks in the top 9% of antarctic_research_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]