Marambio Station
Estación Marambio | |
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Antarctic Station | |
Airfield control tower at Marambio | |
Nickname: Spanish: Puerta de Entrada a la Antártida ("Antarctica's Entrance Door") | |
Coordinates: 64°14′28″S 56°37′36″W / 64.241014°S 56.626753°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands Province |
Department | Antártida Argentina |
Region | Graham Land Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica |
Location | Marambio Island |
Founded | 29 October 1969 (1969–70 austral summer season) |
Named for | Gustavo Argentino Marambio |
Government | |
• Type | Directorate |
• Body | Dirección Nacional del Antártico |
• Operator | Instituto Antártico Argentino |
Area | |
• Indoors | 2 ha (5 acres) |
Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Summer | 165 |
• Winter | 70 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
UN/LOCODE | AQ MRB |
Type | All year-round |
Period | Annual |
Status | Active and operational |
Activities | List
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Facilities | List
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Website | marambio |
Marambio Station (Spanish: Estación Marambio) is a permanent, all year-round Argentine Antarctica station named after Vice-Commodore Gustavo Argentino Marambio , an Antarctic aviation pioneer. It is located in Marambio Island, Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula, some 100 km (60 mi) from the coastal civilian village of Esperanza.
At the time of its construction it was the first airfield in Antarctica and is still one of the most frequently used ones due to its suitability for wheeled landing, for which it is called "Antarctica's Entrance Door" (Spanish: Puerta de Entrada a la Antártida).[3] It is also Argentina's most important station in the continent.[3]
As of 2014, Marambio is one of 13 research stations in Antarctica operated by Argentina.[4]