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Base Antártica Marambio is the main Argentine base in Antarctica, and it is located at the Seymour-Marambio Island, at 64°14′S 56°37′W, some 100 km (88 mi) from Esperanza Base. This is a list of cities in Argentina. ...
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Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). ...
Tierra del Fuego Province can refer to one of the following provinces both located on Tierra del Fuego island. ...
Departments (Spanish: departamentos) form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. ...
Argentinian Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentinians consider part of their National Territory. ...
Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ...
The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ...
The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ...
The Argentine Base Esperanza (Spanish Hope Base) is located at 63°24′ S 56°59′ W, Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. ...
 Viewof the control tower and other buildings. This permanent base, founded on October 29, 1969, was named after Argentine Air Force pilot Gustavo Argentino Marambio, one of the first pilots flying over Antarctica. Image File history File linksMetadata B.MARAMBIO.JPG‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marambio Base Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata B.MARAMBIO.JPG‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marambio Base Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...
October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, FAA) is the national air force of Argentina. ...
Prior to its foundation a team led by Vice-Commodore Mario Luis Olezza built the 1200m (3800ft) long, 40m (120ft) wide landing track, the first one in the continent. Nowadays, the track, oriented 05/23, is equipped with VOR, DME and NDB electronic landing systems. It also has a radio beacon, electronic and flashing beacons. Supplies are taken to Marambio Base during the whole year, to be later distributed to other Argentine bases nearby (except for Belgrano II). There are over 100 intercontinental flights every year. D-VOR (Doppler VOR) ground station, co-located with DME. VOR, short for VHF Omni-directional Radio Range, is a type of radio navigation system for aircraft. ...
D-VOR/DME ground station Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) is a transponder-based radio navigation technology that measures distance by timing the propagation delay of UHF radio signals. ...
A non-directional beacon (NDB) is a radio broadcast station in a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. ...
Telegraph Signal Tower at Cobbs Hill, near New Market, Virginia, 1864. ...
77° 52 S, 34° 37 W Base installled in 1979, for permanent occupation and operated by the Argentine Army; the southernmost argentinian base on thae continent. ...
The base has 27 buildings in a total area of 4,278 m², of which 1,155 are used for accommodation. The 45 m² medical suite is attended by one doctor and three paramedics, and has three beds and X-ray facilities. 492,000 litres of Arctic gasoil are used every year for transportation, and the four power generators with a capacity of 1,000 kW. The base also has a sewage treatment plant. A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz...
Gasoil is an intermediate product in an oil refinery that is heavier than diesel but lighter than lube oil or residual fuel. ...
The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ...
Sewage is the liquid water produced by human society which typically contains washing water, laundry waste, faeces, urine and other liquid or semi-liquid wastes. ...
Seasonal information
 Map of Graham Land, showing Marambio Base ( B) The average temperatures at the base are 1 °C during the summer, and −21 °C during the winter, though strong winds can lower the apparent temperature down to −60 °C. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (738x703, 241 KB) // Summary Legend Islands 1 Antarctic Peninsula 2 James Ross Island 3 DUrville Island 4 Joinville Island 5 Dundee Island 6 Snow Hill Island 7 Vega Island 8 Seymour Island 9 Andersson Island 10 Paulet Island 11 Lockyer...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (738x703, 241 KB) // Summary Legend Islands 1 Antarctic Peninsula 2 James Ross Island 3 DUrville Island 4 Joinville Island 5 Dundee Island 6 Snow Hill Island 7 Vega Island 8 Seymour Island 9 Andersson Island 10 Paulet Island 11 Lockyer...
The degree Celsius (symbol: °C) is an SI derived unit of temperature. ...
Wind chill is the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human (or animal) body due to the combination of air temperature and wind speed. ...
In winter the base has an average of 55 crew members, but in summer the population of the base can grow to 150.
Communication The base is connected to the continent (and the world) through a satellite downlink station with telephone, fax, TV and Internet. Argentine mobile telephone companies CTIMóvil and Movistar have an antenna for local coverage. Within the base, and between bases, radio is the most used mains of communication , mainly HF, Vox/Data, VHF-AM (aeronautic) and UHF-FM. movistar is a major mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. ...
HF or Hf might be an acronym or abbreviation for: High frequency Radio hafnium, a chemical element the chemical formula for Hydrofluoric acid Historisk-filosofisk fakultet, abbr. ...
Vox is the Latin word for voice. ...
Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ...
[[Amplitude modulation]] (AM) is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a carrier wave wirelessly. ...
Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ...
The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length...
Internet connection is provided by Speedy Argentina[1], allowing the personnel in the base to be permanently connected. Wireless LAN and Wi-Fi covers the entire complex, becoming one of the southernmosts spots in the world with a wireless network. Public telephony is available (provided by Telefonica de Argentina[2]) at low national rates. It has been suggested that wireless network interface cards be merged into this article or section. ...
Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi stands for wireless fidelity® (also WiFi, wifi, etc. ...
Telefónica S.A. (NYSE: TEF) (TYO: 9481) is the national telephone network operator (telco) in Spain. ...
In September 2006, a GSM mobile phone network was also added to the base, operated by the Argentine mobile operator CTIMóvil. Not to be confused with Get Some Mates The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ...
Science activities Among others, the base's main activities include cosmic ray observations, glaciology, ionospheric/auroral observations, stratospheric ozone monitoring and meteorological observations. Lateral moraine on a glacier joining the Gorner Glacier, Zermatt, Switzerland. ...
The ionosphere is the part of the atmosphere that is ionized by solar radiation, and too tenuous to be cooled by contact with other air. ...
Aurora borealis Aurora borealis The aurora is a bright glow observed in the night sky, usually in the polar zone. ...
Atmosphere diagram showing stratosphere. ...
For other uses, see Ozone (disambiguation). ...
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