Zucchelli Station

Zucchelli Station
Mario Zucchelli Station
Zucchelli Station at Terra Nova Bay
Zucchelli Station
Location of Zucchelli Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 74°41′39″S 164°06′50″E / 74.694206°S 164.113869°E / -74.694206; 164.113869
Country Italy
Location in AntarcticaTerra Nova Bay
Ross Sea
Administered byNational Antarctic Research Program
Established1985 (1985)
Named afterMario Zuccini
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Summer
120
  Winter
0
Time zoneUTC+12:00 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13:00 (NZDT)
UN/LOCODEAQ MZU
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Astrophysics
  • Climatology
  • Fishery
  • Geodesy
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Glaciology
  • Limnology
  • Marine biology
  • Microbiology
  • Oceanography
  • Soil science
Websitewww.pnra.aq/it

Zucchelli Station is an Italian seasonal research station in Antarctica, located at Terra Nova Bay on a granitic headland along the coast of the Northern Foothills to the north-east of Gerlache Inlet. It has been named after Mario Zucchelli, director of the activities, which conducted for sixteen years, for the ENEA-Unità Tecnica Antartide as part of the National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA).

The main functions carried out by the Station are:

  • logistic support to scientific personnel operating in remote fields
  • logistical and operational support to the oceanographic ship
  • support to research activities with laboratories and instrumentation
  • support to personnel and material in transit for Concordia Station
  • support to air operations