Location

Sitry is located on the Antarctic plateau and serves as a refueling area for aircraft in transit over long distances. It is located about at the halfway point between the Italian Mario Zucchelli Station and the French Dumont d'Urville Station.

(From https://geonames.usgs.gov)

Data sheet

Model: Vaisala Milos 500
Mast: 3 m

• Wind Speed and Direction
• Temperature and Relative Humidity
• Atmospheric Pressure
• Snow depth
• Solar Radiation

• 1 FLASH 4 MB

• 2 batteries. Tot 300 Ah
• 1 solar panel
• Windturbine

• Argos satellite
• Iridium

Curiosities ...

Max Wind speed: 52.0 knots (96.3 Km/h) at 22 July 2011

Minimum temperature: -67.5 °C at 13 August 2010

Maximum temperature: -4.0 °C at 11 January 2012