Wilkes Station
Wilkes Station | |
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Wilkes Station in 1988 | |
Location of Wikes Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 66°15′25″S 110°31′37″E / 66.256951°S 110.526862°E | |
| Country | United States Australia |
| Location in Antarctica | Wilkes Land Antarctica |
| Administered by | United States Navy Australian Antarctic Division |
| Established | 29 January 1957 7 February 1959 to Australia |
| Evacuated | 1969 |
| Named after | Charles Wilkes |
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| Type | All-year round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Website | Wilkes Station AAD |
Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica. It was taken over by Australia on 7 February 1959. Environmental difficulties at this site lead to it being abandoned in 1969, with the Australians establishing a new base, Casey Station.