Environmental health on Australian bases in the Antarctic and sub- Antarctic
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Australia has three permanent scientific stations in Antarctica – Casey, Mawson and Davis and a permanent station on Macquarie Island in the sub-Antarctic. These stations are manned year round with populations varying from as few as 14 over the winter months to over 60 in summer. Summer personnel may spend only a couple of months at a station whereas wintering groups may spend as long as seventeen months before being relieved, although twelve months is more usual.
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