Brown Base

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Brown Base is an Argentine research station in Antarctica that operates seasonally to support scientific studies in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic research station
accessMode helicopter
ship
climate cold oceanic climate
continent Antarctica
coordinates 64°53′S 62°52′W
country Argentina
environment maritime Antarctic climate
established 1951
governedBy Dirección Nacional del Antártico
surface form: Argentine Antarctic Program
hasBuildingMaterial metal
wood
hasCommunicationSystem satellite communications
hasFacilityType accommodation buildings
communications facilities
fuel storage
laboratories
hasLanguageOfOperation Spanish
hasNearbyWildlife Antarctic terns
Weddell seal
surface form: Weddell seals

crabeater seals
gentoo penguins
kelp gulls
hasPowerSource diesel generators
locatedIn Graham Land NERFINISHED
locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula
location Danco Coast
Paradise Bay
surface form: Paradise Harbor
namedAfter Guillermo Brown NERFINISHED
nearbyFeature Almirante Brown Nunatak
Gerlache Strait
surface form: Lemaire Channel
operatedBy Dirección Nacional del Antártico
surface form: Argentine Antarctica Directorate

Argentine Navy
partOf Argentine Antarctica
primaryPurpose scientific research
region West Antarctica
researchField biology
geology
glaciology
meteorology
oceanography
seasonalOperation summer
status seasonal
subjectTo Antarctic Treaty System
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
usedFor environmental monitoring
logistical support for field parties
tourist reception on occasion

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Argentine Antarctica summerBase Brown Base