Professor Julio Escudero Base is a permanent
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
an
Antarctic
The Antarctic (, ; commonly ) is the polar regions of Earth, polar region of Earth that surrounds the South Pole, lying within the Antarctic Circle. It is antipodes, diametrically opposite of the Arctic region around the North Pole.
The Antar ...
research base. It is located on
King George Island just next to
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay, at the west end of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated alongside t ...
and within the civilian settlement of
Villa Las Estrellas
Villa Las Estrellas (; Spanish language, Spanish for ''The Stars Village'' or ''Hamlet of the Stars'') is a permanently inhabited outpost on King George Island (South Shetland Islands), King George Island within the Chilean Antarctica, Antar ...
. It lies within the
Antártica
Antártica is a Chilean commune in Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, which covers all the Chilean Antarctic Territory (the territory in Antarctica claimed by Chile). It ranges from 53°W to 90°W and from t ...
Chilean commune
Chilean may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Chile, a country in South America
* Chilean people
* Chilean Spanish
* Chilean culture
* Chilean cuisine
* Chilean Americans
See also
*List of Chileans
This is a list of Chileans who ar ...
funded by the Antarctic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
Península Fildes, isla Rey Jorge, Base Profesor Julio Escudero and Shetland del Sur
See also
* List of Antarctic research stations
* List of Antarctic field camps
Many research stations in Antarctica support satellite field camps which are, in general, seasonal camps. The type of field camp can vary – some are permanent structures used during the annual Antarctic summer, whereas others are little more tha ...
References
External links
Profesor Julio Escudero Base
COMNAP Antarctic Facilities
COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map
Chilean Antarctic Territory
Outposts of the South Shetland Islands
1995 establishments in Antarctica
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