Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a dwelling in Antarctica and has about 30 residents. Machu Picchu is situated near Wegger Peak, as well as near the peak Cockscomb Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Wegger Peak and Cockscomb Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent… Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is situated 4 km east of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu
- Type: Dwelling
- Also known as: “Machu Picchu Base” and “Machu Picchu Research Station”
- Categories: research, office, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.09142° or 62° 5′ 29″ south
Longitude
-58.4702° or 58° 28′ 13″ west
Population
30
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Established
January 1989
Operator
Instituto Antàrtico Peruano
Open location code
3893WG5H+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
office=research
OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Machu Picchu” goes by many names.
- French: “Base antarctique Machu Picchu”
- German: “Base Machu Picchu”
- German: “Machu-Picchu-Station”
- Latvian: “Mačupikču”
- Macedonian: “Мачу Пикчу”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Machu Picchu-basen”
- Portuguese: “Estação de Pesquisas Machu Picchu”
- Spanish: “Base Machu Picchu”
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