The 6 bases - beginnings & ends


Halley-I Halley-II Halley-III Halley-IV Halley-V Halley-VI
Constructed 1956 (IGYE hut)
1961 (Main building)
1964 (New office block)
1967 1973 1983 1990-91 2007-08
First year occupied 1956 (IGYE Advance Party)
1957 (IGYE Main Party)
1959 (FIDS)
1967 (partial)
1968 (full)
1973 (partial)
1974 (full)
1983 (partial)
1984 (full)
1990 (partial)
1992 (full)
2009
Last year occupied 1967 1973 1983 1991 2008 ????
Last visited 1978 1985 1991 (vert.)
1994 (horiz.)
1992    
Status 1979 part gone
1980 seen in cliff
1980 all gone
???? 1994 in cliff
Sealed Current use Planned
'partial' means occupation by the construction crew;
'full' means all occupation by all residents, and science operational.
'vert.' means vertical access from the snow surface
'horiz.' means horizantal access from the sea ice
Projected dates are in italics.

See also "Abandoned bases, visits to" in the General Index.


17 October 2007
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