Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center
The Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center, located at McMurdo Station, was dedicated in November 1991 by the National Science Foundation. The laboratory is named in honor of geophysicist and glaciologist Albert P.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Office building
- Description: building in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Crary Science and Engineering Center” and “CSEC”
- Address: 1
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of the Snows and McMurdo General Hospital.
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. Chapel of the Snows is situated 140 metres northwest of Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center.
McMurdo General Hospital
Hospital building
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
McMurdo General Hospital is a hospital building, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McMurdo Station and Fortress Rocks.
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.
Fortress Rocks
Locality
Photo: Eli Duke, 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.
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.
Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.84774° or 77° 50′ 52″ southLongitude
166.66709° or 166° 40′ 2″ eastLevels
1Open location code
2VJ85M28+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 329708518OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeWikidata ID
Q6856014
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز العلوم و الهندسة ألبرت ب. كراري”
- Arabic: “مركز العلوم والهندسة ألبرت ب. كراري”
- Japanese: “アルバート・P・クレイリー科学技術センター”
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