Ice Runway
The Annual Sea-Ice Runway is a type of seasonal ice runway made on frozen McMurdo Sound for the U.S. Antarctic Program during the summer Antarctic field season in proximity to Hut Point Peninsula, which has McMurdo Station and Scott Base.
Pbkiwi, Public domain.- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
- …has the ICAO airport code NZIR
- …is operated by United States and New Zealand
- Description: airstrip in Antarctica
- Also known as“NZIR”“Sea Ice Runway”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fortress Rocks and Hut Point Peninsula.
Fortress Rocks
Locality
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from…
Hut Point Peninsula
Locality
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from…
Ice Runway
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.85434° or 77° 51′ 16″ south
Longitude
166.46446° or 166° 27′ 52″ east
Open location code
2VJ84FW7+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tajik—“Ice Runway” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ice Runway”
- Cebuano: “Ice Runway”
- Dutch: “Ice Runway”
- French: “Ice Runway”
- German: “Ice Runway”
- Hungarian: “Ice Runway repülőtér”
- Japanese: “アイス・ランウェイ”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang McMurdo Station”
- Persian: “آیس رانوی”
- Spanish: “Aeródromo Ice Runway”
- Spanish: “Ice Runway”
- Swedish: “Ice Runway”
- Tajik: “Айс Ранвей”
- Tajik: “Оис ронуи”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ski Slope and Ballpark Area.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Discovery Hut and McMurdo Station Sign.
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