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Camp

Shelter

Laboratory

Background

Facility Name	Tor
Website	http://www.npolar.no/en/about-us/stations-vessels/tor/
Location	Antarctic
Current status of facility	Open
Type	Shelter
Operating country	Norway
INTERACT Status	None
First opened/Opening year	1993
Operational period	January; February; November; December

Introduction

Facility name and Operator	Tor, Norwegian Polar Institute
Location	It is in the Svarthammaren protected area, Svarthamaren is a nunatak about 100 kilometres east of Troll Station, in Dronning Maud Land.
Biodiversity and natural environment	Antarctic Special Protecd Area. Largest colony of Antarctic petrels. Nunatak.
History and Facilities	Station since 1993.
General research and databases	Mainly biology / bird studies. Svarthamaren houses the largest colony of Antarctic petrels.
Human dimension	Antarctic research station
Access	Access by overland transport from Troll Station

Operator

Facility operator/manager	Norwegian Polar Institute
Type of entity	Government
Institution managing/operating the facility	Norwegian Polar Institute
Website (operator/manager)	http://www.npolar.no/en/

Data Source

Date of last update

0000-00-00

Partner Institution

Partnership

Location

Station code	CO1801
Geographical coordinates - Latitude	71° 53' 37.1'' S
Geographical coordinates - Longitude	5° 9' 59.4'' E
Region	Continental Antarctica
Antarctic Environmental Domain	Q - East Antarctic high interior ice sheet
Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Region	6 Dronning Maud Land
Altitude of facility (m)	1625
Nearest town/settlement	4400
Distance to nearest town/settlement (km)	4400
Distance to nearest transport facility (airstrip/helipad/dock - km)	100
Distance to nearest station (km)	100
Type of surface facility built on	Ice-free ground

Climate

Permafrost	Continuous
Climate zone	Inland Antarctica
Precipitation type	Snow
Dominant wind direction	N
Sea Ice Break Up	None

Features

Features in the facility area

Biological features; Blue ice; Crevasse; High elevation; Ice cap or glacier; Moraine; Nunatak; Rock; Snow

Disciplines

Main science disciplines

Geology; Glaciology; Terrestrial biology

Human Activities

Human activity	Yes
History of human presence in the area	Human prescence since 1993
Long term monitoring	Yes
Waste management	Yes
Hazard[ous] management	Yes
Fuel spill response capability	Yes

Infrastructure

Station code	CO1801
Area under roof (m2)	15
Scientific laboratories (m2)	2
Type of scientific laboratories	Biology
Logistics (m2)	2
Number of beds	2
Showers	No
Laundry facilities	No
Power supply (type)	Fossil fuel
Power supply (V)	220
Power supply (hours per day)	6
Hydroponics facilities	No

Staff Capacity

Number of staff on station (peak/summer season)	2
Number of scientists on station (peak/summer season)	2
Number of staff on station (off peak/winter season)	0
Number of scientists on station (off peak/winter season)	0
Max number of personnel at a time (staff, scientists and other)	7
Number of tourists (annual average)	0

Scientific Equipment

Long-term monitoring/observations

Long term monitoring of Antarctic petrels

Medical Facilities

Medical facilities	No
Area of medical facility (m2)	0
Staff with relevant training	Non-medical trained person
Beds	0
Capability	None
Equipment	Other
Other equipment	Extended first aid kit
Distance to hospital (km)	4400
Staff with basic medical training or doctor (summer)	0
Staff with basic medical training or doctor (winter)	0
Closest emergency facility in Antarctica (km)	100
Closest emergency facility external (km)	100
Compulsory safety equipment	Extended first aid kit
Medical research capabilities	No
Medical screening requirements	No

Vehicles

Sea transportation	None
Land transportation	Ski doo, tracked vehicles

Workshop facilities

Workshop facilities	Other
Other workshop facilities	Very small workshop

Communications

Computer; E-mail; Satellite phone; VHF

Access

Land

Aircraft landing facilities

Number of airstrips	0
Helipad	Yes

Transport and freight

Transport to facility	Ski; Other
Other transport	Tracked vehicle
No. of ship visits per year	0
Period of ship visits per year	None
Ship landing facilities	None
No. of flight visits per year	0

Access To The Facility

Pictures

Tor (Credits: Sven Lidstrom)

Tor snow petrell inventory work (Credits: Sven Lidstrom)

Snow petrell inventory work at Tor (Credits: Sven Lidstrom)