SANAE, Antarctica
SANAE IV base
The first SANAE base was occupied in December 1959. Since then there have been SANAE II and SANAE III bases. The fourth South African research base in Antarctica, SANAE IV, was built on top of a rocky outcrop, at Vesleskarvet. This base is approximately 80 km from the edge of the continent and 170 km from the edge of the ice shelf.
The research programme at SANAE (South African National Antarctic Expedition) is part of the government’s Antarctic Programme, SANAP (South African National Antarctic Programme).
Specifications
| Geographic latitude | 71° 40’ S |
| Geographic longitude | 02° 51’ W |
| Altitude | 856 m asl |
| Effective vertical cutoff rigidity | 0.73 GV |
| In operation since | 1964 |
Detailed station information
SNAE Detector: Standard 6-NM64 neutron monitor
- Mar 1964 - Dec 1991
- Jan 1992 - Dec 1994
- Apr 1997 - Dec 2003
- Jan 2004 - Oct 2015
- Nov 2015 - Jun 2018
- Jul 2018 - present
SANB Detector: 4NMD neutron monitor
- May 1971 - Dec 1991
- Jan 1992 - Dec 1994
- Apr 1997 - Dec 2003
- Jan 2004 - Oct 2015
- Nov 2015 - Jun 2018
- Jul 2018 - present
Contact
Contact person: Dutoit.Strauss@nwu.ac.za