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<title>Antarctica: Communications</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Antarctica
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Ports: none; offshore anchorage only at most coastal stations
</p>
<p>Airports: 42 landing facilities at different locations
operated by 15 national governments party to the Treaty; one
additional air facility operated by commercial (nongovernmental)
tourist organization; helicopter pads at 28 of these locations;
runways at 10 locations are gravel, sea ice, glacier ice, or
compacted snow surface suitable for wheeled fixed-wing aircraft;
no paved runways; 16 locations have snow-surface skiways limited
to use by ski-equipped planes - 11 runways/skiways 1,000 to
3,000 m, 3 runways/skiways less than 1,000 m, 5 runways/skiways
greater than 3,000 m, and 7 of unspecified or variable length;
airports generally subject to severe restrictions and
limitations resulting from extreme seasonal and geographic
conditions; airports do not meet ICAO standards; advance approval
from governments required for landing
</p></body></article></text>