O’Higgins Station

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O’Higgins Station is a Chilean Antarctic research base located on the Antarctic Peninsula, used primarily for scientific studies and maintaining Chile’s presence in the region.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic research station
Chilean Antarctic base
continent Antarctica
country Chile
hasClimate polar climate
hasInfrastructure accommodation buildings
communications facilities
laboratories
power generation facilities
hasSeasonalPopulation summer
winter
inception 1948
legalFramework Antarctic Treaty System
locatedIn Graham Land
Trinity Peninsula
locatedNear Larsen Ice Shelf
Weddell Sea
locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula
namedAfter Bernardo O’Higgins
operator Chilean Army
partOf Chilean Antarctic Territory
partOfNetwork Chilean Antarctic research stations
purpose maintaining Chilean presence in Antarctica
scientific research
researchField atmospheric sciences
geophysics
glaciology
meteorology
status permanent station
usedFor communications
environmental monitoring
logistical support

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