When the ship came to collect us in January 1973 I had the opportunity to have a survey of the
station and its environs from a helicopter. These are some of the photographs I took.
At the end of this page is a map of the general area.
A general view of the Casey Station area and the islands to the West. The building line is clearly
seen as is the area of bare rock ("above" the building line) on which the "new" Casey was built in
1987 and onwards.
Another view of Casey Station looking to the East and showing the bay and the Clark Peninsular on which
the Wilkes Station was built in 1957.
The building line. This is a set of insulated buildings set on scafolding above the rocks. The idea
is that the wind blown snow (which comes from the top left of picture for about 95% of the time)
will be blown UNDER the buildings and hence not accumulate around them. Wilkes (see below) was built
on conventional lines and has almost completely been buried by snow. This is mostly successful as can
be seen by the accumulations of snow away from the building line. The buildings are connected by a tunnel
which is built from cureved corrugated iron.
Another view of the building line showing the conencting tunnel.
The site of Wilkes Station clearly showing the almost-buried buildings. Remember that this is taken in
the middle of summer and most of the snow which can melt has done so. The presence of the buildings
changes the wind patterns and causes build-up which cannot melt completely.
A map of the Bailey Peninsular and surrounds showing the sites of Wilkes, Casey (as it was in 1972) and Casey
as it exists now.
