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10 hours ago · There are over 70 permanent and seasonal research stations on the continent; the largest, United States' McMurdo Station, is capable of housing more than 1,000 people. The British Antarctic Survey has five major research stations on Antarctica, one of which is completely portable.
- Territorial Claims in Antarctica
Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile,...
- History of Antarctica
Bases were established during February near the abandoned...
- Antarctic Treaty System
A satellite composite image of Antarctica. The Antarctic...
- Tourism in Antarctica
A party of skiers arrives after traversing overland to the...
- Mount Erebus Disaster
These new coordinates changed the flight plan to track 27...
- Onyx
NSF's McMurdo Long Term Ecological Research site has been...
- Orthographic Projection
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- Lake Vostok
Lake Vostok (Russian: озеро Восток, romanized: ozero Vostok)...
- Silver Cloud
Silver Cloud is a small cruise ship operated by Silversea...
- Territorial Claims in Antarctica
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4 days ago · Former US Secretary of State John Kerry stands inside a hut near McMurdo Station Credit: AP:Associated Press. In 1996, a horrifying fight broke out in the kitchen of US research base McMurdo Station. One cook apparently attacked another with the claw end of a hammer and a third was also injured whilst trying to break it up with the scraps.
3 days ago · Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for McMurdo Station. Sunrise: 09:29AM. Sunset: 04:19PM. Day length: 6h 50m. Solar noon: 12:54PM. The current local time in McMurdo Station is 54 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.
3 days ago · Time Zone: UTC + 12 hours Time Zone Code: NZST Daylight saving time: +1 hour starting on 2024-09-29
4 days ago · Just 3,880 km due south of Perth, Casey is the closest permanent Antarctic station to Australia. Location: 66° 16′ 55″ S, 110° 31′ 36″ E (−66.2822, 110.5266) Casey local time: 7:21 am on 15 April 2024 ( UTC +8) Situated in an area of the low, rocky Windmill Islands and peninsulas, Casey is perched on the edge of the massive ...
6 days ago · McMurdo Station Pegasus Field Airport (NZPG) located in McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica, United States. Airport information including flight arrivals, flight departures, instrument approach procedures, weather, location, runways, diagrams, sectional charts, navaids, radio communication frequencies, FBO and fuel prices, hotels, car rentals, sunrise and sunset times, aerial photos ...
