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Camp Barneo (Russian Лагерь Бaрнео) is an ice base annually established on an ice floe relatively close to the North Pole. The first "Barneo" ice base was established in 2002. The ice base is sponsored by the Russian Geographic Society and normally lasts for the month of April. Depending on the base's location, excursions to the actual North Pole can be conducted on skis, by dog sled, or by helicopter. In 2007 Barneo was located at about 89°31.5′N 30°27′W / 89.525°N 30.45°W / 89.525; -30.45. However, northerly winds cause the camp to drift toward the southeast at a speed of 0.8 km/h. Beginning in 2008, "Barneo" has become a better known unique tourist destination. NOTE: The "Barneo" ice base should not be confused with the sequential Soviet/Russian "North Pole" drifting ice stations established by the Russian Academy of Sciences Arctic and Scientific Research Institute of the Arctic and Antarctic headquartered in St. Petersburg.
2011 will mark the establishment of the tenth sequential "Barneo" ice base.