Williams Field, Antarctic

Williams Field or Willy Field is a United States Antarctic Program airfield in . 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.

Hamlet
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is a research station… is situated 7 km west of Williams Field, Antarctic.

Locality
is a long, narrow peninsula from… is situated 8 km northwest of Williams Field, Antarctic.

Locality
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from… is situated 9 km west of Williams Field, Antarctic.

Williams Field, Antarctic

Latitude
-77.86736° or 77° 52′ 3″ south
Longitude
167.05657° or 167° 3′ 24″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
ICAO airport code
NZWD
Open location code
2VJ943M4+3J
Geo­Names ID
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: McMurdo Station and Lands End.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Williams Field and Pram Point.

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