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Casey Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). It lies on the northern side of the Bailey Peninsula overlooking Vincennes Bay on the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Casey is 3880 kilometres due south of Perth, Australia. == History == Casey is close to the now-abandoned Wilkes Station established by the United States of America to support science and exploration of Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1957–1958. The base was named after Richard Casey, Baron Casey.〔''Australian Philatelic Bulletin'', Vol. 16, p. 28〕 Australia took over Wilkes after the IGY, but the American buildings were already unusable due to the build-up of ice around them. Australia built the first Casey Base (originally as 'Repstat'〔(Founding Davis and Casey )〕) on the opposite south side of the Newcomb Bay in 1964 with works completed in 1969.〔(Casey station: a brief history )〕 This set of buildings was a unique attempt to prevent the problem of ice build-up by elevating the buildings on stilts, to encourage the wind to blow beneath as well as above, and connecting the entire line of buildings with a corrugated iron tunnel.〔(A brief history )〕 This would, it was hoped, clear the buildup of snow each year, while allowing personnel to move between buildings without having to brave the elements.〔 It worked for some time until corrosion occurred.〔 The current Casey Station headquarters (the "Red Shed") was built in the late 1980s as part of the Australian Government's Antarctic Re-building Program. It was prefabricated in Hobart, Tasmania by Hobart construction firm, Contas Pty Ltd, trial-erected on the wharf at Hobart, then dismantled, packaged and shipped to Antarctica. It was erected at Casey by tradespeople employed as workers on the normal summer expedition crews. It incorporates innovative design features to prevent the transfer of heat through the structure. The "Shed" is conspicuously located near the top of the hill on which the old radio masts stood. It is probably the largest single structure on Antarctica and was first occupied in 1988. Antarctica has two other sheds the green shed for storing their food, and the yellow shed for brewing. Homebrew beer is served at the station's bar, "Splinters".〔 One of the reasons for having a base at Casey is to study the Law Dome, a miniature version of the entire Antarctic Ice Cap. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Casey Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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