Williams Field, Antarctic
Williams Field, Antarctic is an airport in Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Williams Field.
Williams Field
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Williams Field or Willy Field is a United States Antarctic Program airfield in Antarctica. Williams Field consists of two snow runways located on approximately 8 meters of compacted snow, lying on top of 8–10 ft of ice, floating over 550 meters of water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scott Base and Hut Point Peninsula.
Scott Base
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Scott Base is a New Zealand Antarctic research station at Pram Point on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim. Scott Base is situated 7 km west of Williams Field, Antarctic.
Hut Point Peninsula
Locality
Photo: Mike Martoccia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula. Hut Point Peninsula is situated 8 km northwest of Williams Field, Antarctic.
Fortress Rocks
Locality
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula. Fortress Rocks is situated 9 km west of Williams Field, Antarctic.
Williams Field, Antarctic
- Type: Airport
- Category: transportation
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.86736° or 77° 52′ 3″ southLongitude
167.05657° or 167° 3′ 24″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)ICAO airport code
NZWDOpen location code
2VJ943M4+3JGeoNames ID
6301808
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