Dec 26, 2022
[UPCOMING] Look for Edmondo, VA3ITA to be active holiday-style from Grand Cayman as ZF2IT during December 29 to January 5. QRV using vertical / dipole, FT-857D; 100w. QSL via LoTW only.
[Prochain] Recherchez Edmondo, VA3ITA pour être actif pendant les vacances depuis Grand Cayman en tant que ZF2IT en décembre 29 au 5 janvier. QRV utilisant vertical / dipôle, FT-857D; 100w. QSL via LoTW uniquement.
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Cape Hallett 72°19’ South, 170°16’ East, was the location of a joint scientific base, Hallett Station, between the United States and New Zealand during the International Geophysical Year of 1957, and was manned permanently until 1964, when there was a major fire.
At the time, thirty Navy men and scientists were stationed at a “rookery” near Hallett Station from October through February to study the over 100,000 Adelie penguins which populate the area. These birds, 18 inches tall and weighing 14 pounds, return annually to breed and raise their young. An area of 74 ha, is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.106 because it contains habitats with a rich and diverse range of plant communities that are the most extensive and representative examples known at the northern end of the latitudinal gradient of Victoria Land and the Ross Sea.
The only activity known from Hallett Station (
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