Station B

Station B was a British research facility on Deception Island.

The British expedition Operation Tabarin was launched in 1943 under the pretense of patrolling the Antarctic for German commerce raiders and U-boats that threatened Allied shipping. The expedition resulted in the establishment of a number of bases, including in 1944, a permanent scientific base named Station B. It was occupied until 5 December 1967, when a volcanic eruption forced a temporary withdrawal. It was used again between 4 December 1968 and 23 February 1969, when further volcanic activity caused it to be abandoned.

A graveyard was established and used mainly during the whaling era. Arthur H Farrant of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey died 17 November 1953 and was buried there. It was destroyed by mudflows during volcanic eruptions.