Commandante Ferraz Station
Commandante Ferraz Station is a scientific research base in Antarctica. Commandante Ferraz Station is situated nearby to the hamlet Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, as well as near the peak Ullmann Spur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ullmann Spur and Precious Peaks.
Ullmann Spur
Peak
Ullmann Spur is a mountainous ridge, 275 m, situated centrally at the head of Martel Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Ullmann Spur is situated 2½ km east of Commandante Ferraz Station.
Precious Peaks
Peak
Precious Peaks is a line of about three dark peaks at the northeast side of Martel Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Precious Peaks is situated 3 km northeast of Commandante Ferraz Station.
Wawel Hill
Peak
Wawel Hill is a hill rising to 290 m north of Point Hennequin, on the east side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named "Góra Wawel" in 1980 by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after a hill by this name in Kraków, historic site of the castle of the Polish kings. Wawel Hill is situated 3½ km south of Commandante Ferraz Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.
Commandante Ferraz Station
- Type: Scientific research base
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.08333° or 62° 5′ southLongitude
-58.39111° or 58° 23′ 28″ westOpen location code
3893WJ85+MHGeoNames ID
8521260
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