Port Lockroy, Weincke Island - Antarctica
Port Lockroy, Weincke Island (64°49′S 63°28′W), Antarctica, is an anchorage with no cell service and working Starlink, surveyed first-hand from SV Ursa across 1 visit (5 nights at anchor). Ursa anchored in 1.2–9.4 m of water and measured a tidal range of about 8.2 m.
Location
No cell serviceStarlink
Port Lockroy, Weincke Island - Antarctica
64° 49′ 12″ S63° 28′ 48″ W
About this Anchorage
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Anchoring Notes
Achor in 20m mud or in nook on south.
Quick Answers
- Where is Port Lockroy, Weincke Island?
- Port Lockroy, Weincke Island is at 64°49′S 63°28′W in Antarctica.
- Is there cell service at Port Lockroy, Weincke Island?
- Port Lockroy, Weincke Island has no cell service, but Starlink works here.
- Does Starlink work at Port Lockroy, Weincke Island?
- Yes — SV Ursa used Starlink at Port Lockroy, Weincke Island with a median latency of 96 ms.
- How deep is the anchorage at Port Lockroy, Weincke Island?
- SV Ursa anchored in 1.2–9.4 m at Port Lockroy, Weincke Island, over a measured tidal range of about 8.2 m.
Ursa Measured Here
44 reports at anchor · 5 nights across 1 visit — all values measured aboard SV Ursa
- Wind at anchor
- 29.3 kn max
- Water temperature
- 4.1 °C – 5.8 °C
- Depth under keel sensor
- 1.2 – 9.4 m
- Starlink latency here
- 96 ms median
- Starlink downlink here
- 76 kbps median
Observed Tide
Visits
- 12 Jan 2025 · 5 nights
Passages
- arrived by Omega Island to Port Lockroy
- departed on Port Lockroy to Waterboat Point
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