Antarctica

Port Martin

Port Martin, or Port-Martin, is an abandoned French research base at Cape Margerie on the coast of Adélie Land, , as well as the name of the adjacent anchorage.
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  • Type: Locality with 17 residents
  • Description: abandoned French research base in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Port Martin (Adélie Land)” and “Port Martin /Fr./”

Port Martin

Latitude
-66.81944° or 66° 49′ 10″ south
Longitude
141.39167° or 141° 23′ 30″ east
Population
17
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Inception
January 20th, 1950
Open location code
3R5359JR+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2418868784
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
6623492
Wiki­data ID
Q7230783
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Port Martin” goes by many names.
  • French: “Port-Martin”
  • Italian: “Base Port Martin”
  • Japanese: “ポートマーティン”
  • Latvian: “Pormartēna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Port-Martin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Port Martin”
  • Norwegian: “Port-Martin”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Martin”
  • Swedish: “Port Martin (bukt i Antarktis)”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт-Мартін (антарктична станція)”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт-Мартін”

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