Zucchelli Station

Zucchelli Station is an Italian base in Antarctica. It's a place where scientists can live and work. The station is on Terra Nova Bay. This is a bay in the southern part of Antarctica.

The station is seasonal. This means it is only open during the Antarctic summer. This is from October to March.^[1] It is named after Mario Zucchelli. He was a leader of the Italian program in Antarctica.

Scientists there study the weather, the ice, and the ocean.

Zucchelli Station
Antarctic base
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
Established	1985 (1985)
Named for	Mario Zucchelli [it]
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Summer	120
• Winter	0
Time zone	UTC+12:00 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13:00 (NZDT)
Website	www.pnra.aq/it

History

Zucchelli Station was first built in 1986. It was known as Terra Nova Bay Station until 2004. In that year, it was renamed to honor Mario Zucchelli, who was a leader of Italy's Antarctic program.

The station has been used by Italian scientists for many years. 🇮🇹 It helps them do research during the Antarctic summer. The first Italian explorers came to the area in the 1980s. They chose this place for the base because it was a good spot for science.