Scott Base - New Zealand Antarctic Base

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77°51′S, 166°45′E

Scott Base is a base located at 77°51′S, 166°45′E in Antarctica, operated by New Zealand. It was named after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy, leader of two British expeditions to the Ross Sea area of Antarctica. Located on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in the Ross Dependency, it is New Zealand's main base in Antarctica. It was set up as support to field research and the centre for research into earth sciences, but now conducts research in many fields.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Base
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Coordinates:   77°50'53"S   166°45'52"E
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