Leg 80 NZ0B - Palmer Station (Antartica) to SCGZ - Puerto Williams (Chile)
SAWB - Airport Info
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ICAO code: NZ0B
Airport name: Palmer Station Airport
Location: Palmer Station
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Palmer Station Base Info
Nationality: United States
Location: Palmer Station is located at 64°46' S, 64°03' W, on a protected harbor on the southwestern coast of Anvers Island off the Antarctica Peninsula. Palmer is the only U.S. Antarctic station north of the Antarctic Circle.
History:
Palmer station at Arthur Harbor on Anvers' southwest coast, was built in 1968. It replaced the prefabricated wood huts of 'Old Palmer' station, established in 1965, which were removed from Antarctica in 1991. The station was named for American sealer Nathaniel B. Palmer, who in 1820 was one of the first to see Antarctica.Information:
The station, built on solid rock, consists of two major buildings and three small ones, plus two large fuel tanks, a helicopter pad, and a dock. Somewhat over 40 people can occupy Palmer in the summer. Wintering population is about 10, although Palmer does not have a long period of winter isolation as do McMurdo and South Pole.Science:
Palmer Station is superbly located for biological studies of birds, seals, and other components of the marine ecosystem. It has a large and extensively equipped laboratory and sea water aquarium. In 1990 it was designated by the National Science Foundation as a long term ecological research (LTER) site. Meteorology, upper atmosphere physics, glaciology also have been pursued at and around Palmer.
SCGZ - Airport Info
ICAO code: SCGZ
Airport name: Zanartu Airport
Location: Puerto Williams
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Puerto Willams Info
Located at the northern end of Navarino Island and on the shores of the Beagle Channel, Puerto Williams- with no more than two-thousand inhabitants- is proud to be the farthest southern town of the world. Currently it is a Naval Base of the Chilean Navy. It is named after the British Commander, John Williams who, in the service of the Chilean Government, took possession of the Strait of Magellan on September 21st 1843. In the woods that surround this outpost, we will discover splendid waterfalls, lakes and rivers very apt for fishing. We will learn about the place where the last direct surviving descendants of the Yagan Indians still live.
Another attraction is the Martin Gusinde Museum, which houses the history of the native cultures of the region.
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