Stations

Antarctic
Arctic

Station

Camp

Shelter

Laboratory

Station

Camp

Shelter

Laboratory

Background

Facility Name	Mid Point
Location	Antarctic
Current status of facility	Open
Type	Camp
Operating country	Italy
INTERACT Status	None
First opened/Opening year	1998
Operational period	January; February; November; December

Introduction

Facility name and Operator	Mid Point, ENEA
Location	Antarctic Plateau, between Mario Zucchelli Station and Concordia Station.

Operator

Facility operator/manager	ENEA-UTA
Type of entity	Government
Institution managing/operating the facility	ENEA

Data Source

Date of last update

0000-00-00

Partner Institution

Partnership

Location

Station code	CO1404
Geographical coordinates - Latitude	75° 32' 50.2'' S
Geographical coordinates - Longitude	145° 49' 22'' E
Region	Continental Antarctica
Antarctic Environmental Domain	Q - East Antarctic high interior ice sheet
Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Region	7 East Antarctica
Altitude of facility (m)	2520
Type of surface facility built on	Ice-sheet

Climate

Permafrost	None
Climate zone	Inland Antarctica
Precipitation type	Snow
Mean annual wind speed (km/h)	21
Max wind speed (km/h)	94
Dominant wind direction	S
Period of temperature measurements	10/12/1997 to 28/01/2016
Mean annual temperature (°C)	-42
Mean temperature in January (°C)	-26
Mean temperature in February (°C)	-37
Mean temperature in March (°C)	-49
Mean temperature in April (°C)	-55
Mean temperature in May (°C)	-55
Mean temperature in June (°C)	-55
Mean temperature in July (°C)	-56
Mean temperature in August (°C)	-55
Mean temperature in September (°C)	-53
Mean temperature in October (°C)	-46
Mean temperature in November (°C)	-34
Mean temperature in December (°C)	-25
Max. temperature (absolute) - date	02/01/2006
Max. temperature (absolute) - º C	-11
Min. temperature (absolute) - date	30/05/2011
Min. temperature (absolute) - º C	-73
Sea Ice Break Up	None
Lake Ice Break Up	None
River Ice Break Up	None
Snow free period	None

Features

Features in the facility area

Clear air zone; Low artificial light pollution; Low humidity; Plateau; Snow; Sastrugi

Disciplines

Main science disciplines

Atmospheric chemistry and physics; Atmospheric sciences; Climatology; Geodesy; Glaciology; Pollution

Human Activities

Human activity	No
Long term monitoring	No
Waste management	No
Hazard[ous] management	No
Fuel spill response capability	Yes

Infrastructure

Station code	CO1404
Area under roof (m2)	40
Scientific laboratories (m2)	0
Type of scientific laboratories	None
Logistics (m2)	40
Number of beds	8
Showers	No
Laundry facilities	No
Power supply (type)	Fossil fuel
Power supply (V)	220
Hydroponics facilities	No

Staff Capacity

Scientific Equipment

Medical Facilities

Medical facilities	No
Medical research capabilities	No

Vehicles

Land transportation

Pisten Bully 270

Workshop facilities

Workshop facilities	Other
Other workshop facilities	Portable tools

Communications

No data

Access

Air

Aircraft landing facilities

Number of airstrips	1
Length (m) of longest runway	800
Width (m) of longest runway	30
Description of airstrips	Intermediate refueling point between MZS and Concordia for the Twin Otter.
Airstrip surface	Snow
Helipad	No

Transport and freight

Transport to facility	Airplane
Period of ship visits per year	None
Ship landing facilities	None
Period of flight visits per year	January; February; November; December