Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway is the blue ice runway for Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica. It is located in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, on the glacier that gives it its name.
- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 750 metres (2,461 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code UGL
- …has the ICAO airport code SCGC
- Description: air strip in Antarctica
- Also known as“SCGC”“Union Glacier Airport”
- Established: November 2008
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Glacier Camp.
Union Glacier Camp
Locality
The Union Glacier Camp is the only private seasonally… Union Glacier Camp is situated 9 km east of Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway.
Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
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Latitude
-79.76821° or 79° 46′ 6″ south
Longitude
-83.25423° or 83° 15′ 15″ west
Open location code
26GR6PJW+P8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Tajik—“Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway” goes by many names.
- French: “Aéroport du Glacier Union”
- Indonesian: “SCGC”
- Persian: “باند پرواز اتحادیه کوه یخ بلو-آیس”
- Spanish: “Aeródromo Glaciar Unión”
- Tajik: “Банди Парвози Юнион Глашиер Блу-Айс”
- Tajik: “Бонд парвоз иттиҳодейа кӯҳ ях блу-оис”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shopify Mountain and Union Glacier.
Antarctica: Highlights
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