Marambio Base

Marambio Station

Estación Marambio
Marambio Station Estación Marambio
Antarctic Station
	Airfield control tower at Marambio
	Nickname: Spanish: Puerta de Entrada a la Antártida ("Antarctica's Entrance Door")
	Marambio Station Location within Antarctica
	Coordinates: 64°14′28″S 56°37′36″W / 64.241014°S 56.626753°W
Country	Argentina
Province	Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands Province
Department	Antártida Argentina
Region	Graham Land; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica
Location	Marambio Island
Founded	29 October 1969; (1969–70 austral summer season)
Named for	Gustavo Argentino Marambio
Government
• Type	Directorate
• Body	Dirección Nacional del Antártico
• Operator	Instituto Antártico Argentino
Area
• Indoors	2 ha (5 acres)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population (2017)
• Summer	165
• Winter	70
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
UN/LOCODE	AQ MRB
Type	All year-round
Period	Annual
Status	Active and operational
Activities	List Paleontology ; Stratigraphy ; Sedimentology ; Cryology ; Geodosy;
Facilities	List Main hall ; Dining hall ; Recreation hall ; Emergency house ; Personnel houses ; Airport ; Airline passenger terminal ; Aircraft parking platform ; Flight deck ; Flight ground support ; Library ; Mail office ; Gym ; Chapel ; Hospital ; Laundry ; Kitchen ; Snow melter ; Radio and satellite station ; Main and auxiliary power plants ; Towing vehicles fleet ; Personnel and cargo vehicles fleet ; Road keeping machines fleet ; Vehicle garage ; Workshop (mechanical, carpentry, plumbing, blacksmithing, electricity, turning) ; Laboratory (meteorology, riometry, paleontology, geology, glaciology, geodesy) ; Freezing chamber (2) ; Fuel storage array ; Warehouses and deposits ; Potable water and sewerage network ; Waste treatment plant ; Firefighting system ; CATV ; Mobile telephone coverage;
Website	marambio.aq

Marambio Station (Spanish: Estación Marambio) is a permanent, all year-round Argentine Antarctica station named after Vice-Commodore Gustavo Argentino Marambio [es], an Antarctic aviation pioneer. It is located in Marambio Island, Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula, some 100 km (60 mi) from the coastal civilian village of Esperanza.

At the time of its construction it was the first airfield in Antarctica and is still one of the most frequently used ones due to its suitability for wheeled landing, for which it is called "Antarctica's Entrance Door" (Spanish: Puerta de Entrada a la Antártida).^[3] It is also Argentina's most important station in the continent.^[3]

As of 2014, Marambio is one of 13 research stations in Antarctica operated by Argentina.^[4]

^ "Estación Antártica Marambio" (in Spanish). Fundación Marambio. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Misión y Organización – Organismos y Unidades – Station Marambio" (in Spanish). Argentine Air Force. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
^ "Argentine Antarctic Stations". Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.

[fundmar1-1] "Estación Antártica Marambio" (in Spanish). Fundación Marambio. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.

[comnap-catalogue-2] Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[fa1-3] "Misión y Organización – Organismos y Unidades – Station Marambio" (in Spanish). Argentine Air Force. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.

[dna2-4] "Argentine Antarctic Stations". Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.

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Marambio Station Estación Marambio
Antarctic Station
Airfield control tower at Marambio
Nickname: Spanish: Puerta de Entrada a la Antártida ("Antarctica's Entrance Door")
Marambio Station Location within Antarctica
Coordinates: 64°14′28″S 56°37′36″W / 64.241014°S 56.626753°W / -64.241014; -56.626753
Country	Argentina
Province	Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands Province
Department	Antártida Argentina
Region	Graham Land Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica
Location	Marambio Island
Founded	29 October 1969 (1969–70 austral summer season)
Named for	Gustavo Argentino Marambio
Government
• Type	Directorate
• Body	Dirección Nacional del Antártico
• Operator	Instituto Antártico Argentino
Area ^[1]
• Indoors	2 ha (5 acres)
Elevation ^[2]	210 m (690 ft)
Population (2017)^[2]
• Summer	165
• Winter	70
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
UN/LOCODE	AQ MRB
Type	All year-round
Period	Annual
Status	Active and operational
Activities	List Paleontology Stratigraphy Sedimentology Cryology Geodosy
Facilities	List Main hall Dining hall Recreation hall Emergency house Personnel houses Airport Airline passenger terminal Aircraft parking platform Flight deck Flight ground support Library Mail office Gym Chapel Hospital Laundry Kitchen Snow melter Radio and satellite station Main and auxiliary power plants Towing vehicles fleet Personnel and cargo vehicles fleet Road keeping machines fleet Vehicle garage Workshop (mechanical, carpentry, plumbing, blacksmithing, electricity, turning) Laboratory (meteorology, riometry, paleontology, geology, glaciology, geodesy) Freezing chamber (2) Fuel storage array Warehouses and deposits Potable water and sewerage network Waste treatment plant Firefighting system CATV Mobile telephone coverage
Website	marambio.aq