Lenie Station | |
|---|---|
| Captain Pieter J. Lenie Field Station | |
 Copacabana Field Station hut | |
| Nickname: "Copa" Copacabana Field Station | |
  Lenie Station Location of Lenie Station inAntarctica | |
| Coordinates:62°10′42″S58°26′45″W / 62.1783333°S 58.4458333°W /-62.1783333; -58.4458333 | |
| Country |  United States |
| Location in Antarctica | Admiralty Bay King George Island South Shetland Islands |
| Administered by | United States Antarctic Program |
| Established | 1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) |
| Named after | Captain Pieter J. Lenie |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Summer | 2 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (EDT) |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | Penguins monitoring |
| Facilities | List
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TheCaptain Pieter J. Lenie Base is anAntarctic summer base[1] operated by theUnited States located at Copacabana Beach,Admiralty Bay (King George Island). About two kilometers northwest of this base is the Polish research stationArctowski. Pieter J. Lenie Base, also known as Copa (short for Copacabana), consists of three small buildings at the foot ofRescuers Hills, nearLlano Point.[2][3]
The field station is located at alatitude of 62° 10′ S and at alongitude of 58° 28′ W,[4] atAntarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) 128.[2] It was originally set up in 1978 as a refuge hut,[2][5][6] and was substantially upgraded and formally named for Pieter J. Lenie (captain of the American Antarctic research shipRV Hero) in 1985.[5][6]
Originally established for the long-term study ofPygoscelispenguins that nest nearby, scientific research done at the base is focused on population and diet monitoring of theAdélie penguin andGentoo penguin colonies on the beach, as well as second-hand monitoring ofKrill populations in the adjacent waters.[7][8]
