Marambio
Marambio is a village in Argentine Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego Province and has about 70 residents.Places of Interest
Highlights include Marambio Airport and Chapel of the Blessed Virgin of Lujan.
Marambio Airport
Aerodrome
Marambio Airport is an airport serving Marambio Base, an Argentinian research station on Seymour Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. Marambio is the main air-support node for most local and foreign stations in Argentine Antarctica, providing year-round medical evacuation, search and rescue, personnel, cargo, and mail transfer.
Chapel of the Blessed Virgin of Lujan
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 ar.
The Chapel of Santísima Virgen de Luján or the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin of Luján is a Roman Catholic chapel located at the Argentine base Marambio on Seymour-Marambio Island in Antarctica.
Museo Patrulla Soberanía
Museum
Photo: Duruk Terk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo Patrulla Soberanía is a museum.
Marambio
- Type: Village with 70 residents
- Also known as: “Base Aérea Vicecomodoro Marambio” and “Marambio Base”
- Categories: research, office, and locality
- Location: Argentine Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-64.24062° or 64° 14′ 26″ southLongitude
-56.62769° or 56° 37′ 40″ westPopulation
70Elevation
196 metres (643 feet)Inception
October 29th, 1969Operator
Instituto Antártico ArgentinoOpen location code
3875Q95C+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 529488336OpenStreetMap feature
office=researchOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13526594
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Satellite Map
Discover Marambio from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Marambio” goes by many names.
- French: “Base antarctique Marambio”
- French: “Base Antarctique Marambio”
- German: “Marambio-Station”
- Macedonian: “Марамбио”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی مارامبیو”
- Portuguese: “Base Marambio”
- Russian: “Марамбио”
- Spanish: “Base Marambio”
- Ukrainian: “Марамбіо”
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Highlights include Passenger Terminal and Dining room and Games room.
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