{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Mcmurdo Station","identifier":"AQ MCM","unlocode":"AQ MCM","city":null,"country":"Antarctica","waterBody":"Ross Sea; South Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":4.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-77.84999999999998,"longitude":166.65},"description":"More than 8,000 nautical miles from its loading port, McMurdo Station on Ross Island is the largest Antarctic research base and is closed to commercial shipping. Once a year, under Operation Deep Freeze, a U.S.-chartered cargo vessel and a fuel tanker reach Winter Quarters Bay after an icebreaker carves a channel of roughly seven miles through the pack ice. Offloading runs over an ice pier or a floating modular causeway, with no scheduled freight, customs or container services on offer. Forwarde","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/mcmurdo-station-port-aq-mcm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/mcmurdo-station-port-aq-mcm","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Mcmurdo Station · (UN/LOCODE: AQ MCM) · Antarctica · Small · 4.9 m"}