Zucchelli Station

Zucchelli Station
Antarctic base
Mario Zucchelli Station
Zucchelli Station at Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica (summer view)
Zucchelli Station Location of Zucchelli Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 74°41′39″S 164°06′50″E
Country	Italy
Location in Antarctica	Terra Nova Bay Ross Sea
Administered by	National Antarctic Research Program
Established	1985 (1985)
Named for	Mario Zucchelli
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population
• Total	Up to 90
Type	Seasonal
Period	Summer
Status	Operational
Website	ItaliaAntartide

Mario Zucchelli Station
IATA: none ICAO: NZTB
Summary
Airport type	Private
Location	Mario Zucchelli Station Terra Nova Bay
Coordinates	74°41′39″S 164°06′50″E
Map
Mario Zucchelli Station Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 10,137 3,090 Ice 06/24 5,385 1,641 Ice

Enigma Lake Skiway
IATA: none ICAO: AT09
Summary
Airport type	Private
Location	Zucchelli Station
Elevation AMSL	443 ft / 135 m
Coordinates	74°43′08″S 164°01′46″E
Map
Enigma Lake Skiway Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 2,376 724 Ice

Zucchelli Station is an Italian permanent research station, located at Terra Nova Bay in Antarctica. It has been named after Mario Zucchelli, late director of the Italian Antarctic Program.

Description

The Zucchelli Station is a permanent Antarctic Station on the Terra Nova Bay located at a small altitude of 15 meters and with an area of approximately 7,200 square meters. In 2010, the Station was enlarged and in "warm" months is linked to the Italian Concordia Station (operated together with French researchers).

This facility was created in 1985 and hosts a variety of scientific projects. The Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA)) works closely with the US Antarctic Program and Antarctica New Zealand.

Technical plants:
- a unit for electrical and thermal energy generation, with four diesel generators (made up of two couples)
- a co-generation system for the exploitation of the thermal energy produced by the power generators
- a drinkable water production machine by desalting sea water
- a burner and a waste water cleaner
- a nitrogen and a helium liquefiers

Research topics:
- offshore marine biology,
- terrestrial biology,
- oceanography,
- geomagnetic observations,
- geodesy,
- onshore geology,
- glaciology,
- meteorological observations,
- ionospheric/auroral observations,
- cosmic ray observations,
- seismology and environmental monitoring.

Icaro Camp

Icaro Camp (74°42′43″S 164°07′00″E) is a facility, fitted as a meteorological station, located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the Zucchelli Station. The camp consists of two blue containers, held by guy-wires, meteorological equipment, solar panels and a wind generator. Although the structures are not suited to accommodate people, they could shelter a dozen in case of emergency.

See also

• List of Antarctic research stations
• List of Antarctic field camps
• Airports in Antarctica
• Concordia Station (France and Italy)
• Jang Bogo Station a South Korean station in Terra Nova Bay

External links

• Map for Terra Nova Bay
• COMNAP Antarctic Facilities
• COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map
• Mario Zucchelli Station - pdf
• Mario Zucchelli Station (English Text)
• ItaliaAntartide

A helicopter at Mario Zucchelli Station

Location of the "Concordia and Zucchelli Stations"