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Coordinates: 62°2657S 59°4429W / 62.449056°S 59.741389°W / -62.449056; -59.741389
 

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Maldonado Station
Pedro Vincente Maldonado
Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica
Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica

Maldonado Station

Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica

Coordinates: 62°26′57S 59°44′29W / 62.449056°S 59.741389°W / -62.449056; -59.741389
Country Ecuador
Location in AntarcticaGreenwich Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
Administered byInstituto Antártico Ecuatoriano INAE
Established2 March 1990 (1990-03-02)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
32
 • Winter
0
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities

List

  • Geodesy
  • Geophysics
  • Geomorphology
  • Microbiology
  • Oceanography
  • Sedimentology
WebsiteInstituto Antartico Ecuatoriano
Maldonado Range Front Edit this at Wikidata
Markingswhite (tower), black (stripe), yellow (daymark) Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height9 m (30 ftEdit this on Wikidata
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 miEdit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 4s Edit this on Wikidata

Maldonado Base, also Pedro Vicente Maldonado Base, is the Ecuadorian Antarctic research base situated at Guayaquil Bay, Greenwich Island. It is located in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It opened in 1990. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Clothier Harbour.

The base is named after the Spanish-American astronomer, topographer, and geographer Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704–1748) born in Riobamba, present Ecuador.

There is a lighthouse near the base.[2]

Location

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The base is located at 62°26′57S 59°44′29W / 62.449056°S 59.741389°W / -62.449056; -59.741389 which is 560 m south-southwest of Orión Point, 990 m southwest of Spark Point, 1.16 km north-northwest of Serrano Point and 2.56 km east-southeast of Agüedo Point (detailed Ecuadorian mapping in 2007, Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.
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