Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme

O'Higgins Station
Antarctic base
Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme
The Chilean base Bernardo O'Higgins Station
The Chilean base Bernardo O'Higgins Station
Location of O'Higgins Station in Antarctica
Location of O'Higgins Station in Antarctica
O'Higgins Station
Location of O'Higgins Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 63°19′15″S 57°53′59″W / 63.320951°S 57.899781°W / -63.320951; -57.899781
Country Chile
Location in AntarcticaCape Legoupil
Trinity Peninsula
Administered by Chilean Army
Established18 February 1948 (1948-02-18)
Named forBernardo O'Higgins
Elevation
[1]
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
52
 • Winter
24
UN/LOCODEAQ OHG
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Geology
  • Glaciology
  • Marine biology
Map with station at location marked "C"

Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, also Base Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, or shortly Bernardo O'Higgins, named after Bernardo O'Higgins, is a permanently staffed Chilean research station in Antarctica and the capital of Antártica Commune. It lies at an elevation of 13 m, about 30 km south-west of Prime Head, the northernmost point of the Antarctic Peninsula, at Cape Legoupil.

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.