Base O’Higgins
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Base O’Higgins is a Chilean Antarctic research station located on the Antarctic Peninsula, used for scientific studies and as a symbol of Chile’s presence in the region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| O'Higgins | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic research station
ⓘ
Chilean Antarctic base ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Chilean Antarctic Institute
ⓘ
surface form:
Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH)
Dirección General de Territorio Marítimo y Marina Mercante de Chile ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| coordinates | 63°19′15″S 57°53′55″W ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| elevation | 10 metres ⓘ |
| governingAgreement | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accommodation buildings
ⓘ
communications facilities ⓘ laboratories ⓘ meteorological station ⓘ power generation facilities ⓘ |
| hasNearbyGeographicFeature |
Larsen Ice Shelf
ⓘ
surface form:
Larsen Ice Shelf region
Weddell Sea ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
helicopter landing area
ⓘ
small pier or landing beach ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Graham Land
ⓘ
Trinity Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Antarctic Peninsula
ⓘ
Maxwell Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Bahía Fildes area
|
| militaryPresence | yes ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bernardo O'Higgins
ⓘ
surface form:
Bernardo O’Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins ⓘ
surface form:
Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme
|
| openingDate | 18 February 1948 ⓘ |
| operator | Chilean Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Chilean Antarctic Territory ⓘ |
| population | seasonal ⓘ |
| primaryResearchField |
environmental monitoring
ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ glaciology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the oldest Chilean bases in Antarctica
ⓘ
supports Chilean territorial claims in Antarctica ⓘ |
| status | permanent station ⓘ |
| summerPopulation | up to several dozen people ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| use |
scientific research
ⓘ
symbol of Chilean presence in Antarctica ⓘ |
| winterPopulation | around 15 people ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
O'Higgins