Station Book Navigation Bar (see bottom of page for alternate)


HOPE - Hope Point (King Edward Point), South Georgia Island (photo)

  Information for HOPE as of February 2000
Station: Hope Point (King Edward Point), South Georgia Island
Director: Network Affiliation: IRIS/IDA - GSN
Address:
Network Contact:
IDA Seismographic Network
Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0225
Telephone: Open Station: Yes
Fax: Parent Organization:
British Antarctic Survey
Telex:
Coordinates:
Latitude: 54.2836 S
Longitude: 36.4879 W
Elevation to Sensor: 20
Depth to Sensor: 0
Geology: Metamorphosed sediments (Jurassic turbidite sequence).
Vault Conditions:All instruments are on a pier anchored to bedrock in a well-built surface vault located on a bluff above a sheltered cove. The vault is about 200 meters NE of Shackleton House, the main building of the King Edward Point scientific facility.
Site Description: N/A
  Addresses from which to obtain data.
Station Instrumentation
1. Global Seismograph Network - GSN: [ II ] 10 Dec 1996 to Present

HELP | HOME | BACK | NEXT | LOOK