Artigas Base

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Antarctic research station scientific research station

Artigas Base is a Uruguayan scientific research station located on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Antarctic research station → scientific research station →
climate	maritime Antarctic climate →
continent	Antarctica →
country	Uruguay →
countryFlag	Flag of Uruguay →
governingTreaty	Antarctic Treaty System →
hasDock	true →
hasFacility	accommodation buildings → communications center → fuel storage → laboratories → maintenance workshops →
hasHeliport	true →
hasPostalCode	11100 (Uruguay Antarctic postal code) →
hasPowerSource	diesel generators →
locatedNear	Antarctic Peninsula →
location	Antarctica → King George Island → South Shetland Islands →
maximumPopulation	approximately 60 people in summer →
namedAfter	José Gervasio Artigas →
nationalityOfPersonnel	Uruguayan →
nearbyBase	Bellingshausen Station → King Sejong Station →
openingDate	1984-12-22 →
operator	Uruguayan Antarctic Institute →
partOf	Uruguayan Antarctic Program →
primaryLanguage	Spanish →
purpose	scientific research →
region	Fildes Peninsula →
researchField	biology → environmental science → geology → glaciology → meteorology →
seasonalStatus	year-round station →
sovereignTerritory	Uruguay →
supplyMethod	aircraft → ship →
usesEnergySource	fossil fuel →
winterPopulation	approximately 8–10 people →
yearEstablished	1984 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antarctic Peninsula → Fildes Peninsula → Greenwich Island →	hasResearchStation
Great Wall Station →	hasNearbyStation
King George Island →	hasSettlement
Bellingshausen Station ("Uruguayan Artigas Base") →	locatedNear