Macquarie Island (MAQ)

Australia

GRUAN status

Candidate site
(data flow in preparation)

Site Name

GRUAN (code, name)
MAQ, MacquarieIsland
-short
Macquarie Island
-long, international
Macquarie Island
-long, national
Macquarie Island
WMO (code, name)
94998, Macquarie Island

Location

Country
Australia
State
Tasmania
Latitude
54.4994° S
Longitude
158.9369° E
Altitude
6 m

Map

Institution / Operator

Name
Bureau of Meteorology
-long, international
Bureau of Meteorology
-long, national
Bureau of Meteorology
Website
www.bom.gov.au
Description
Weather Service

Site Contact

Name
Andrew Winchester
Affiliation
Bureau of Meteorology
Address
Bureau of Meteorology
GPO Box 1289
Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Australia
Email
andrew.winchester@bom.gov.au
Phone
Fax

Site Description

Foundation
1948-01-01
General type
sub-antarctic
Topography
island, composed entirely of oceanic crust and rocks from the mantle, deep below the earth's surface
Land use (within 10 km)
unsettled
Climate
sub-antarctic
Website
www.bom.gov.au

Membership in other networks

GAW

Measurement Systems

KeyNameDescriptionInstrument ViewInstrument ChangeZIP
MAQ-RS-01 Macquarie Island radiosonde launch site

Current data flow