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United States Antarctic Activities
Modifications of Activities Planned for 2008-2009
XVI. Visiting Expeditions
XVI. Visiting Expeditions Section XVI of the Modifications of the United States Antarctic
Activities Planned for 2008-2009 provides information on
expeditions visiting U.S. stations during the 2008-2009 austral
summer.
McMurdo Station
Date of Visit
Duration
of Visit
Number of
Visitors
Group Name or # of Vessel Purpose
or Aircraft
of Visit
27 Dec 2008
16 Feb 2009
7.5 hours
4.5 hours
80
100
Kapitan Khlebnikov
Marina Svetaeva
Tourist
Tourist
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Date of Visit
Duration
Of Visit
Number of
Visitors
Group Name or # of
Vessel or Aircraft
Purpose
of Visit
15 Nov 2008
9.66 hours
3
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
SP Fly-In
Refueling
01 Dec 2008
40 hours
10
AL&E Twin Otter KBC
SP Fly-In
08 Dec 2008
38.7 hours
9
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
SP Fly-In
08 Dec 2008
31.5 hours
9
AL&E Twin Otter KBO
SP Fly-In
14 Dec 2008
370 hours
5
Last Degree Ski
Ski 89S to Pole
15 Dec 2008
50 hours
1
AL&E Twin Otter
Solo Skier pick-up
15 Dec 2008
461.52 hours 4
Last Degree Ski
Ski 89S to Pole
17 Dec 2007
14.22 hours
AL&E Twin Otter KBC
SP Fly-In
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ANTARCTIC TREATY
United States Antarctic Activities
Modifications of Activities Planned for 2008-2009
XVI. Visiting Expeditions
Date of Visit
Duration
Of Visit
Number of
Visitors
Group Name or # of
Vessel or Aircraft
Purpose
of Visit
17 Dec 2007
36.80 hours
10
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
SP Fly-In
20 Dec 2008
3.24 hours
3
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
SP Fly-In
21 Dec 2008
70.10 hours
1
AL&E Twin Otter
Skier from
Hercules
24 Dec 2008
3.15 hours
3
AL&E Twin Otter KBC
SP Fly-In
25 Dec 2008
89.5 hours
2
Finnish Skiers
Skiers
27 Dec 2008
3 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
Skier Pick-Up
27 Dec 2008
88.76 hours
2
British skiers
British Skiers
29 Dec 2008
2.86 hours
2
Adam Patriot Hills
Skier Pick-Up
29 Dec 2008
167.15 hours 1
Adam Patriot Hills
Skier-Mark
Langridge group
Skiers from Herc2 Jan 2009
146.30 hours 5
Guide Sarah McNair
Skiers
Skiers from Ronne
3 Jan 2009
146.3 hours
5
Guide Eric Larsen
Skiers
Skiers from Last Degree
5 Jan 2009
120.9 hours
6
Guide Darren MacAuley
Skiers
5 Jan 2009
1.7 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter KBC
Skier Pick-Up
5 Jan 2009
1.2 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
Skier Pick Up
6 Jan 2009
24.8 hours
8
AL&E Twin Otter KBC
SP Fly-In
6 Jan 2009
34.1 hour
11
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
SP Fly-In
7 Jan 2009
31.98 hours
3
South Pole Quest
Skier Pick-Up
8 Jan 2009
36 hours
1
AL&E Twin –solo skier
Skier Pick-Up
9 Jan 2009
1.90 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
Skier Pick-Up
10 Jan 2009
31.59 hours
9
AL&E Twin Otter KBO
SP Fly In
10 Jan 2009
27.90 hours
9
AL&E Twin Otter KBC
SP Fly In
10 Jan 2009
2.44 hours
4
AL&*E Twin Otter BBV
SP Fly In
11 Jan 2009
158.88 hour
8
AL&E –Hannah McKeand
Skiers
12 Jan 2009
1.56 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter KBO
SP Fly-In
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Modifications of Activities Planned for 2008-2009
XVI. Visiting Expeditions
Date of Visit
Duration
Of Visit
Number of
Visitors
Group Name or # of
Vessel or Aircraft
Purpose
of Visit
13 Jan 2009
16 hours
4
AL&E –Rob Smith
Skiers
13 Jan 2009
9.75 hours
3
AL&*E Twin Otter BBV
Skier Pick-Up
13 Jan 2009
188 hours
4
Monaco Skiers Guiding
Prince of Monaco
Skiers
13 Jan 2009
322 hours
2
AL&E -Chambers
Skier
15 Jan 2009
3.60 hour
4
AL&E Twin Otter KBO
Skier Pick-Up/LD
Drop Off
15 Jan 2009
286.50 hours 6
AL&E Northwest Passage
Ski to Pole
17 Jan 2009
1.50 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter KBC
Skier Pick-Up/LD
Drop Off
18 Jan 2009
57 hours
3
AL&E Matrix Shackleton
Skier Pick-Up
18 Jan 2009
7.50 hours
4
AL&E Twin Otter BBV
Skiers
19 Jan 2009
110.75
5
Matrix Shackleton Last 97
Miles
Skiers
19 Jan 2009
77.32
4
Ousland/Horn
Skiers
20 Jan 2009
6.84
4
AL&E Twin Otter KBO
Skier Pick-up and
ALE MET
20 Jan 2009
2.02
2
AL&E Twin Otter KBO
Skier Pick-Up
20 Jan 2009
242.50
5
AL&E Catalan Skiers
Catalan Skiers
21 Jan 2009
2009.10
13
ALCI Toyota Trucks
Support for ski
racers
21 Jan 2009
281.40
2
ALCI Team Missing Link
Skiers
23 Jan 2009
289.50
3
ALCI Team QinetiQ
Skiers
22 Jan 2009
3 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter KBO
Skier Pick-Up
22 Jan 2009
240 hours
5
ALCI Pachi Skier
Skiers
24 Jan 2009
248 hours
2
ALCI Team Southern Lights
Skiers
23 Jan 2009
447 hours
3
ALCI Team Dansk Bank
Skiers
23 Jan 2009
4 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter KBC
Skier Pick-Up
25 Jan 2009
132 hours
6
AL&E –LD-Disney
Skiers
27 Jan 2009
27.63 hours
3
EAI-NOVO Runway Team
Skier Pick-up
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Modifications of Activities Planned for 2008-2009
XVI. Visiting Expeditions
Date of Visit
Duration
Of Visit
Number of
Visitors
Group Name or # of
Vessel or Aircraft
Purpose
of Visit
26 Jan 2009
231 hours
3
ALCI Team Due South
Skiers
26 Jan 2009
213 hours
3
ALCI Team SP Flag
Skiers
27 Jan 2009
2 hours
2
AL&E Twin Otter KBO
Skier Pick-Up
29 Jan 2009
55 hours
5
ALCI Race Skiers
Skier Pick-Up
Palmer Station
Date of Visit
Duration
of Visit
Number
of Visitors
Group Name or # of
Vessel or Aircraft
Purpose of Visit
13-Nov-2008
5.0 hours
12
HMS Endurance
UK Royal Navy
18-Nov-2008
3.0 hours
113
M/S Kapitan Khlebnikov
Tourist
15-Nov-2008
6.5 hours
149
Tourist
2-Dec-2008
4.0 hours
89
M/S National Geographic
Endeavour
M/V Ushuaia
05-Dec-2008
5.0 hours
75
Tourist
15-Dec-2008
5.0 hours
102
M/S National Geographic
Endeavour
M/S Andrea
23-Dec-2008
6.5 hours
1241
SS Amsterdam
28-Dec-2008
3.0 hours
16
M/Y Hanse Explorer
Off Shore
Lecture
Yacht
29-Dec-2008
4.5 hours
8
S/Y Commitment
Yacht
30-Dec-2008
2.5 hours
12
S/Y Sarah Vorwerk
Yacht
10-Jan-2009
4.5 hours
147
Tourist
15-Jan-2009
3.0 hours
36
M/S National Geographic
Endeavour
M/V Akademik Shokalskiy
14-Jan-2009
7.0 hours
1313
SS Amsterdam
16-Jan-2009
3.0 hours
6
S/Y Boulard
Off Shore
Lecture
Yacht
19-Jan-2009
4.0 hours
9
S/Y Spirit of Sydney
Yacht
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Modifications of Activities Planned for 2008-2009
XVI. Visiting Expeditions
Date of Visit
Duration
of Visit
Number
of Visitors
Group Name or # of
Vessel or Aircraft
Purpose of Visit
27-Jan-2009
2.0 hours
4
S/Y Kiwi Roa
Yacht
27-Jan-2009
2.0 hours
13
S/Y Vaihere
Yacht
28-Jan-2009
3.0 hours
150
M/S Clipper Adventurer
Tourist
02-Feb-2009
8.0 hours
1380
SS Amsterdam
03-Feb-2009
4.0 hours
20
M/Y Itasca
Off Shore
Lecture
Yacht
04-Feb-2009
2.5 hours
52
M/V Akademik Shokalskiy
Tourist
13-Feb-2009
7.5 hours
657
SS Prinsendam
14-Feb-2009
3.0 hours
122
15-Feb-2009
5.5 hours
1
M/S National Geographic
Endeavour
S/Y Waterbird
Off Shore
Lecture
Tourist
23-Feb-2009
4.0 hours
94
M/S Corinthian II
Tourist
25-Feb-2009
1.5 hours
13
S/Y Vaihere
Yacht
12-Mar-2009
3.0 hours
53
M/V Molchanov
Tourist
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