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Sky Blu is a forwar operating station for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on Eastern Ellsworth Land in Antarctica, located at 74° 51' S, 71° 34' W. It is in an area of Blue Ice (extremely hard and dense ice which has lost the air bubbles that normally cloud the ice). It provides a runway able to accommodate wheeled aircraft that are larger than can be handled by other types of runways in the area. The facility is used to store fuel drums and field equipment for onward transport by the Twin Otter aircraft. The camp is staffed by a minimum of 2, but usually 3, people including a mechanic. Staff eat and sleep in a Melon hut, but there is also a garage and other tents.

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