King George Island South Shetland Islands Antarctica
Administered by
Instituto Antártico Peruano (INANPE)
Established
January 1989 (1989-01)
Elevation
[1]
3.5 m (11.5 ft)
Population
(2017)[1]
• Summer
30
• Winter
0
Time zone
AST (UTC-04:00)
Type
Seasonal
Period
Summer
Status
Operational
Activities
List
Climatology
Geodesy
Geology
Hydrology
Marine biology
Oceanography
Sedimentology
The Machu Picchu Scientific Base is a Peruvian polar scientific research facility in Antarctica, established to conduct Antarctic research on geology, climatology and biology. More specifically, its purpose is to study the continent's geological past, potential sea resources, wind strengths, air pollution, and the animal adaptation in a freezing environment. The base is named after the World Heritage Site Machu Picchu.
^ abAntarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
The MachuPicchu Scientific Base is a Peruvian polar scientific research facility in Antarctica, established to conduct Antarctic research on geology,...
District. It rises over MachuPicchu, the so-called lost city of the Incas. The Incas built a trail up the side of the Huayna Picchu and built temples and...
MachuPicchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter (7,970 ft) mountain ridge. Often referred...
Carlini Base (Argentina), Commandante Ferraz (Brazil), Henryk Arctowski (Poland) and MachuPicchuBase (Peru). Further away is Captain Arturo Prat Base, also...
the new World Wonders generated great expectations and the election of MachuPicchu was celebrated nationwide. The Chilean representative for Easter Island's...
Press, 1980. The Heights of Macchu Picchu, trans. David Young. Baldon, Oregon: Songs Before Zero Press, 1986. MachuPicchu, trans. Stephen Kessler. Boston:...
incorporated into Spanish Colonial structures. The famous royal estate of MachuPicchu (Machu Pikchu) is a surviving example of Inca architecture. Other significant...
visitors a year and providing passage to numerous Incan ruins, such as MachuPicchu, one of the Seven modern wonders of the world and others. The Constitution...
Incan site in southern Peru, similar in structure and architecture to MachuPicchu. The ruins are buildings and terraces at levels above and below Sunch'u...
stopped here in 1911 on his journey up the Urubamba River in search of MachuPicchu. The town of Ollantaytambo is located along the Patakancha River, close...
rare film appearance by Peruvian singer Yma Sumac. Shot on location at MachuPicchu in Peru, the film is often credited as the inspiration for Raiders of...
importance to MachuPicchu" in Manú National Park. In 2013, he claimed to have discovered the tomb of the Inca emperor Pachacutec at MachuPicchu. In 2017...
trek to perform at the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal. Curnin has since participated in other LHSF treks to MachuPicchu, Pike's Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro...
water for non agricultural purposes. In 1450, MachuPicchu was constructed. This date was determined and based on the Carbon 14 test results. The famous lost...
pray for oracles and to sacrifice.": 66–67 "History of MachuPicchu". www.enjoy-machu-picchu.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07. de Gamboa, P.S., 2015, History...
to urge tourists to visit Inca sites. Tourists visiting such sites as MachuPicchu and Cusco, are also offered the chance to participate in ritual offerings...
mirrors. Bismuth bronze was also found in ceremonial Inca knives at MachuPicchu. Recently, pressure for the substitution of hazardous metals has increased...
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