Zucchelli Station | |
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| Mario Zucchelli Station | |
 Zucchelli Station at Terra Nova Bay | |
  Zucchelli Station Location of Zucchelli Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 74°41′39″S 164°06′50″E / 74.694206°S 164.113869°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Location in Antarctica | Terra Nova Bay Ross Sea |
| Administered by | National Antarctic Research Program |
| Established | 1985 |
| Named for | Mario Zuccini |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 120 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC+12:00 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13:00 (NZDT) |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ MZU |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | www |
Zucchelli Station is an Italian seasonal research station in Antarctica, located at Terra Nova Bay on a granitic headland along the coast of the Northern Foothills to the north-east of Gerlache Inlet. It has been named after Mario Zucchelli, director of the activities, which conducted for sixteen years, for the ENEA-Unità Tecnica Antartide as part of the National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA).[2]
The main functions carried out by the Station are:
- logistic support to scientific personnel operating in remote fields
- logistical and operational support to the oceanographic ship
- support to research activities with laboratories and instrumentation
- support to personnel and material in transit for Concordia Station
- support to air operations
- ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Mario Zucchelli". Istituto Scienze Polari. Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche. Retrieved 25 August 2020.