Halley Research Station

Antarctic research facility on the Brunt Ice Shelf
Organization antarctic_research_station Q1571679
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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': 'metre', '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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . comnap.aq. comnap.aq. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . comnap.aq. comnap.aq. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . comnap.aq. comnap.aq. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . comnap.aq. comnap.aq. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . data.iana.org. data.iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . comnap.aq. comnap.aq. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Mykhal · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Operator → British Antarctic Survey
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Antarctic Treaty area, Brunt Ice Shelf
    Coordinates → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described by source: AJ Buildings Library, Moving from Halley VI Antarctic Research Station"
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