page_title: Station P
section_title: In fiction
hierarchical_section_title: Station P / In fiction
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Livingston Island, Antarctica illustrating the 2016 novel The Killing Ship by Simon Beaufort
context_page_description: Station P was a British base camp at the head of Mateev Cove on the east side of Hannah Point, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica that supported survey, geology and biology field work from 29 December 1957 until 15 March 1958. The camp was occupied by a six-member team led by Hugh Simpson. A hut intended for erection on the site failed to reach its destination, as the ship RRS Shackleton transporting it was damaged by the ice and parts of the hut were used in the ship's repair. As a result, the plans for a more permanent British presence on the island failed to materialize.
  The area was visited by early 19th century sealers frequenting nearby Johnsons Dock.
context_section_description: The idea of having a seasonal base camp supporting field work in Hannah Point area is exploited in the 2016 Antarctica thriller novel The Killing Ship by Simon Beaufort.
caption: Geography of the thriller novel The Killing Ship by Simon Beaufort
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