Airstrip Crater

Airstrip Crater is a mountain in Antarctica. Airstrip Crater is situated nearby to the locality Aguirre Cerda Research Station.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ronald Hill and Neptunes Window.

Peak

Ronald Hill is a rocky, ice-free hill, 105 m in height, standing north of Kroner Lake on Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

Mountain saddle

Neptune's Window is a narrow gap between two rock pillars, situated close east of Whalers Bay on the southeast side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands.

Cathedral Crags is a rocky, ice-free hill with steeply cliffed sides, 140 metres high, surmounting the peninsula between Neptune's Window and Fildes Point on the southeast side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Cathedral Crags is situated 2½ km south of Airstrip Crater.

Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.

Locality

Photo: Jorval, Public domain.

President Pedro Aguirre Cerda Station was a Chilean Antarctic base, located at Pendulum Cove in Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, inaugurated in 1955. Aguirre Cerda Research Station is situated 5 km north of Airstrip Crater.

Latitude

-62.97778° or 62° 58′ 40″ south

Longitude

-60.57917° or 60° 34′ 45″ west

Open location code

379X2CCC+V8

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