Earth:Mid Point Airstrip
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Short description: Antarctica airstrip
Mid Point Skiway | |||||||||||
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 Mid-Point Charlie seen from the air | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Location | East Antarctic Ice Sheet | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8,370 ft / 2,551 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 75°32′28″S 145°49′18″E / 75.540982°S 145.821707°E | ||||||||||
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  Mid Point Skiway Location of airfield in Antarctica | |||||||||||
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Mid Point is a skiway located in the East Antarctic Ice Sheet at midway between Zucchelli Station and the inland Concordia Station. Mid Point Airstrip, being at 530 kilometres (330 mi) from Zucchelli, is a refuelling place for the aircraft on their way to Concordia. The place is equipped with shelters, meteorological equipment, fuel bladders and tractors to clean the airstrip. An American researchers team lived at the camp for a time, in 2000, to carry out a project of ice drilling.[2]
See also
- Zucchelli Station
- List of airports in Antarctica
References
- ↑ "Mid Point Skiway". https://airportnavfinder.com/airport/AT14/. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Mid Point Charlie". http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/AntarBases.html. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mid Point Airstrip" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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