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Summit Camp
Summit Camp, also Summit Station, is a year-round research station on the apex of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Its coordinates are variable, since the ice is moving. The coordinates provided here are as of July 2009. The station is located above sea level.〔(UNAVCO ), UNAVCO Summit Camp GPS Base Station〕 The population of the station is typically five in wintertime, and has peaked at 55 in the summer. The station is operated by the American-based CH2M HILL Polar Services〔(CH2M HILL Polar Services )〕 (formerly known as ''Veco Polar Resources''), with support from the United States' National Science Foundation.〔(Summit Camp )〕〔(Arctic Logistics Information And Support (ALIAS) )〕 A permit from the Danish Polar Center ((デンマーク語:Dansk Polarcenter)) under the auspices of the Home Rule Government of Greenland ((グリーンランド語:Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut)) is required to visit the station.
== Geography ==
The camp is located approximately 360 km from the east coast and 500 km from the west coast of Greenland at (Saattut, Uummannaq), and 200 km north-northeast of the historical ice sheet camp Eismitte. The closest town is Ittoqqortoormiit, 460 km east-southeast of the station. The station however is not part of Sermersooq municipality, but falls within the bounds of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Summit Camp consists of the ''Big House'' (main building), ''Greenhouse'' (research building) with attached ''Berthing Module'', a combined garage and generator building, ''Swiss Tower'', the summertime ''Tent City'', and storage buildings.〔(Summit Camp ) virtual tour〕
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