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Location:
Europe,
Greenland, Ice Sheet
Category:
Polar Landscape View
Description:
View of the summit station
Big House and the Green House.
Scientific research is conducted at
the Swiss Tower and Science Trench |
Location Information:
Summit
Camp, also Summit Station, is a
year-round research station on the
apex of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Its
coordinates are variable, since the
ice is moving. The coordinates
provided here are as of July 2009.
The station is located 3216 meters
above sea level. The population of
the station is typically five in
winter time, and has peaked at 55 in
the summer.
The station is operated by CH2M HILL
Polar Services (formerly known as
Veco Polar Resources), with support
from the National Science
Foundation.
A permit from the Danish Polar
Center and of Greenland' Home Rule
Government (Namminersornerullutik
Oqartussat) is required to visit the
station. During the summer months
the camp is accessed via
Kangerlussuaq Airport with snow
runway, which is prepared and
regularly groomed for ski-equipped
aircraft. Winter access is
infrequent, using smaller,
ski-equipped aircraft such as a Twin
Otter flown by Air Greenland. The
camp is located approximately 360 km
from the east coast and 500 km from
the west coast of Greenland at (Saattut,
Uummannaq), and 200 km NNE of the
historical ice sheet camp Eismitte.
The closest town is Ittoqqortoormiit,
460 km ESE of the station. The
station however is not part of
Sermersooq municipality, but falls
within the bounds of the Northeast
Greenland National Park.
Summit Camp consist of the Big House
(main building), Greenhouse
(research building) with attached
Berthing Module, a combined garage
and generator building, Swiss Tower,
the summertime Tent City, and
storage buildings
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