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D59 (Antarctica)

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D59
Camp
Location of D59 in Antarctica
Location of D59 in Antarctica
D59
Location of D59 in Antarctica
Coordinates: 69°37′12″S 135°21′36″E / 69.620000°S 135.360000°E / -69.620000; 135.360000
Country United States
Location in AntarcticaEast Antarctic Ice Sheet
Antarctica
Established1971 (1971)
TypeSeasonal
StatusAbandoned

D59 is a field camp in Antarctica on the land traverse between Dumont d'Urville (French coastal station) and Dome C (Franco-Italian high antarctic plateau station). It is known mainly for the two LC-130 crashes which happened in 1971 (eventually repaired and recovered 16 years later) and 1987 (two dead, wreckage abandoned).



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