I had the privilege of visiting this abandon research base on Stonington Island. Stonington Island is in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay. We explored the abandon huts, which still had tins of food, pots and pans, mattresses, tools and shoes. These wooden structures were once home to the U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition from 1939-1941, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Station E from 1946-1950 and again from 1960-1975, and the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition from 1947-1948. Finn Ronne, a polar explorer and U.S. Navy captain, came to the base with his wife Edith. She became the first woman to set foot on the continent. In the early years, the work was concentrated on mapping Antarctica by dog sledge. Later, the research encompassed geology, glaciology and metrology.