Sybraansen Base
Sybraansen Base
Kaserne Sybraansens | |
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| Country | File:Flag vyv.png Vyvland |
| Established | 1962 |
| Population | 135 (summer) 30 (winter) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| Postcode | X2000 |
| Website | arktik.rg.vy |
The Sybraansen Base (Vyvlander: Kaserne Sybraansens, pronounced /kazeɾnə zʏbɾäːnzənz/) is a Vyvlander research station in the Esquarian Arctic. It is controlled by the Vyvlander Arctic Survey, an extra-governmental body responsible for the research and exploration of the continent. The base is situated on the southern tip of the Peninsula, within Nevanmaa's territorial claim. It is mostly populated by students and researchers, in addition to meteorologists, who study the immediate area, especially the Snoifer Glacier to the base's west. The base is named after Dijrek Sybraansen, an early twentieth century Vyvlander explorer whose team was one of the first to trek to the Esquarian North Pole. Sybraansen currently contains capacity for up to 135 researchers.
The Sybraansen Base also possesses a small 600-metre long airstrip around a mile to its northwest, which is used to transport supplies to the base in addition to serving as a starting point for many Arctic expeditions. The airstrip is manned year-round via a small cabin next to the strip. However, long periods of adverse weather in the past have forced the airstrip to shut, thereby isolating the base; the longest time for which this has happened was for five months in 1990.
The base was set up by the government of North Vyvland in 1962, replacing the former Gusdaav III Station around one hundred miles to the east. Although both remained open for some time, Sybraansen gradually became the dominant station. In 1985, all other Vyvlander bases and stations in the Arctic were shut, concentrating all operations at Sybraansen. However, since then, three other meteorological and biological stations have been set up across the continent, although these are manned in the summer only.