Zucchelli Station
Zucchelli Station is an Italian base in Antarctica. It's a place where scientists can live and work. The station is on Terra Nova Bay. This is a bay in the southern part of Antarctica.
The station is seasonal. This means it is only open during the Antarctic summer. This is from October to March.[1] It is named after Mario Zucchelli. He was a leader of the Italian program in Antarctica.
Scientists there study the weather, the ice, and the ocean.
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 | |
| Established | 1985 |
| Named for | Mario Zucchelli |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Summer | 120 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC+12:00 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13:00 (NZDT) |
| Website | www |
History
Zucchelli Station was first built in 1986. It was known as Terra Nova Bay Station until 2004. In that year, it was renamed to honor Mario Zucchelli, who was a leader of Italy's Antarctic program.
The station has been used by Italian scientists for many years. 🇮🇹 It helps them do research during the Antarctic summer. The first Italian explorers came to the area in the 1980s. They chose this place for the base because it was a good spot for science.
Geography
Zucchelli Station is in Antarctica. It sits on a place called Terra Nova Bay. This bay is on the coast of the Ross Sea.
The station is on a small piece of land called Northern Foothills. The land here is mostly rock and ice. Nearby, there are glaciers and mountains. The location is good because it is easy to get to by ship and airplane.
- ↑ "Stazione Mario Zucchelli". Italiantartide. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2020.