McMurdo Heliport
McMurdo Heliport is an aerodrome in Antarctica. McMurdo Heliport is situated nearby to the town McMurdo Station, as well as near the locality Ballpark Area.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapel of the Snows and Observation Hill.
Chapel of the Snows
Church
Photo: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0.
The Chapel of the Snows is a non-denominational Christian church at the United States' McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica. Initially built from scrap material in 1956, it burned down in 1978 and was rebuilt in 1989.
Observation Hill
Peak
Photo: Gmarsden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Observation Hill is a steep 754-foot hill adjacent to McMurdo Station in Antarctica and commonly called "Ob Hill". It is frequently climbed to get good viewing points across the continent.
Arrival Heights
Peak
Photo: Dan smale, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arrival Heights are clifflike heights which extend in a north-east–south-west direction along the west side of Hut Point Peninsula, just north of Hut Point in Ross Island, Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McMurdo Station and Scott Base.
McMurdo Station
Town
The Ross Sea in Antarctica is the world's most southerly sea. It's ice-bound for much of the year, but at the height of summer ships can cautiously enter.
Scott Base
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Scott Base is a New Zealand Antarctic research station at Pram Point on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim.
Hut Point Peninsula
Locality
Photo: Mike Martoccia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
McMurdo Heliport
- Type: Aerodrome
- Categories: military installation and transportation
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.8495° or 77° 50′ 58″ southLongitude
166.6689° or 166° 40′ 8″ eastOpen location code
2VJ85M29+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1161319261OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballpark Area and Ice pier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Helo Pax Terminal and The Big Gym.
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