The Signpost

by

Andy Smith

According to Jim Chalmers [7 May 2003] the signpost at Halley was made by Dave French in (he thinks) 1968, shortly after the IGY base was closed and during the first winter that the met dept was housed at the village [i.e. Halley-2]. It appears on the 1972 base photo. A better picture is Chris Johnson's, taken in 1979. Other pictures were taken in 1994 and 2001. In 1982 the sign was refurbished and converted from miles to kilometres.

Halley Signpost
From the September 2001 Halley Diary

In February 2003, the following appeared on the sign:-

In the circle at the top:

Halley, Antarctica 76°S 27°W

Below, in order from the top:

London14255
Oslo15254
Capetown5198
Neumayer807
Sanae977
Everest13604
Syowa2217
Mawson2928
Singapore11129
Mirny3368
Vostok2650
Tokyo15545
South Pole1602
McMurdo2932
Wellington6918
Druzhnaya413
Belgrano548
Siple1511
Rothera1652
Faraday1755
Palmer1794
Arctowski1911
Signy1971
Stanley2983
Mobster Creek14
Grytviken2403

18 July 2004

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