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The station is the largest community in Antarctica, capable of supporting up to 1,500 residents, [1] [3] though the population fluctuates seasonally; during the antarctic night, there are less than two hundred people. It serves as one of three year-round United States Antarctic science facilities.
U.S. ZIP codes. Range 96950–96952. Norway: 18 March 1968 NO: NNNN, CC-NNNN From south to north NO- prefix is used recommended, but not mandatory to be used for international mail to Norway [24] Oman: OM: NNN Deliveries to P.O. Boxes only. Pakistan: 1 January 1988 PK: NNNNN Palau: 1 July 1963 PW: NNNNN, NNNNN-NNNN U.S. ZIP codes. All locations ...
The geodesic dome on the ridge houses Antarctica New Zealand's satellite communication system. The initial Aurora radar and hut, 1959 Arrival Heights Laboratory is a research station in the Antarctic Specially Protected Area of Arrival Heights in Antarctica , around 2 km from McMurdo Station .
ISO 3166-2:AQ is the entry for Antarctica in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are defined in the entry for ...
The Antarctic Peninsula and its nearby islands are considered to have the mildest living conditions in Antarctica. The island's climate is strongly influenced by the surrounding ocean. [18] Under the Köppen system, it is one of the few locations in Antarctica classified as a tundra climate rather than an ice cap climate. [19]
Specialised Stamp Catalogue of The Falkland Islands and Dependencies including postal history and cancellations, 1800–2013, with British Antarctic Territory. Stockholm: S. Heijtz, 2014 272p. Pirie, J. H. Harvey. Antarctic Posts and Stamps. Batley, Yorks.: Harry Hayes, 1975 71p. Vogel, Hal. Essence of polar philately. American Society of Polar ...
Port Lockroy is a bay forming a natural harbour on the north-western shore of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Antarctic base with the same name, situated on Goudier Island in this bay, includes the most southerly operational post office in the world. The base was left unstaffed from 2020 to ...
The Antarctic Meteo-Climatological Weather Observatory, established in 1985, attempt to a give a contribution to understand the climate change through the study of the atmospheric dynamics. The programme is defined by two projects supported by the National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA) , one regarding the Victoria Land and the other the ...