Machu Picchu Research Station
The Machu Picchu Scientific Base is a Peruvian polar scientific research facility in Antarctica, established to conduct Antarctic research on geology, climatology and biology.Notable Places in the Area
Wegger Peak
Peak
Wegger Peak is a peak, 305 m, at the west side of the entrance to Mackellar Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Cockscomb Hill
Peak
Cockscomb Hill is a conspicuous hill shaped like a cockscomb, 140 metres high, which rises through the glacier at the head of Mackellar Inlet in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
Localities in the Area
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the… Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is situated 4 km east of Machu Picchu Research Station.
Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station
Hamlet
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station is a Polish research station on King George Island, off the coast of Antarctica. Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station is situated 7 km south of Machu Picchu Research Station.
Machu Picchu Research Station
- Type: Scientific research base
- Description: antarctic station of Peru
- Category: Antarctic research station
- Location: Antarctica
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Machu Picchu Research Station Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Machu Picchu Research Station
- Chinese: 馬丘比丘站
- Chinese: 马丘比丘站
- English: Machu Picchu Base
- English: Machu Picchu Research Station (Peru)
- French: Base antarctique Machu Picchu
- French: base antarctique Machu Picchu
- German: Base Machu Picchu
- Italian: Base Machu Picchu
- Latvian: Mačupikču
- Macedonian: База „Мачу Пикчу“
- Norwegian: Machu Picchu-basen
- Norwegian: Machu Picchu forskingsstasjon (Peru)
- Norwegian: Machu Picchu forskingsstasjon
- Norwegian Bokmål: Machu Picchu-basen
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Machu Picchu-basen
- Polish: Machu Picchu
- Portuguese: Base Machu Picchu
- Portuguese: Estação de Pesquisas Machu Picchu
- Spanish: Base Machu Picchu
- Swedish: Machu Picchu Research Station
Other Places Named Machu Picchu Research Station
Localities in the Area
- Block PointLocality, 13 km south
- Uchatka PointLocality, 14 km south
- RondelLocality, 15 km south
- Villa Las Estrellas
Places in the Area
- Macchu Picchu StationScientific research base
- Admiralty Bay (Base G) /Brit./3 km east
- Zubek CliffSlope, 4 km north
- Kumoch CliffSlope, 4 km north
- Barton ButtressSlope, 4 km northeast
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