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Coordinates: 64°5233S 63°3501W / 64.87591°S 63.583721°W / -64.87591; -63.583721
 

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Yelcho Station
Location of Yelcho Station in Antarctica
Location of Yelcho Station in Antarctica

Yelcho Station

Location of Yelcho Station in Antarctica

Coordinates: 64°52′33S 63°35′01W / 64.87591°S 63.583721°W / -64.87591; -63.583721
Country Chile
Location in AntarcticaSouth Bay
Doumer Island
Antarctica
Administered byInstituto Antártico Chileno (INACH)
Established18 February 1962 (1962-02-18)
Named forYelcho (1906)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
28
 • Winter
0
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities

List

  • Marine biology
  • Oceanography
WebsiteBase Yelcho (INACH)

Yelcho Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the shore of the South Bay, Doumer Island.[2]

The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980. It was abandoned between 1998 and 2014, and was reopened in 2015.[3]

After its last remodeling it went from being a small "sub-base", a scientific shelter of 50 m2 built, to have a built area of 200 square metres (2,200 sq ft), with its own laboratories and an increase in accommodation capacity, from its original 7 beds, until completing space for up to 28 people.[1][4]

Toponymy

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It is named for the Yelcho that was commanded by Luis Pardo, who saved the Shacketon's Expedition in 1916 from the Elephant Island.

History

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The construction of the base was initiated by the Chilean Navy during the 16th Antarctic campaign of Chile, and was completed in the following season, on 18 February 1962.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  • ^ "PCO. Yelcho". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  • ^ "Inach en Antártica: Bases, refugios y campamentos" (in Spanish). 3 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  • ^ Carlos González Isla. Inach reactiva investigación antártica en base Yelcho tras 17 años, La Tercera, 11 de febrero de 2015, p. 43.
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