D59 (Antarctica)
D59 | |
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Camp | |
  D59 Location of D59 in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 69°37′12″S 135°21′36″E / 69.620000°S 135.360000°E | |
| Country |  United States |
| Location in Antarctica | East Antarctic Ice Sheet Antarctica |
| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Status | Abandoned |
D59 is a field camp in Antarctica on the land traverse between Dumont d'Urville (French coastal station) and Dome C (Franco-Italian high antarctic plateau station). It is known mainly for the two LC-130 crashes which happened in 1971 (eventually repaired and recovered 16 years later) and 1987 (two dead, wreckage abandoned).