Yelcho Station | |
|---|---|
  Yelcho Station Location of Yelcho Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 64°52′33″S 63°35′01″W / 64.87591°S 63.583721°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Location in Antarctica | South Bay Doumer Island Antarctica |
| Administered by | Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH) |
| Established | 18 February 1962 |
| Named for | Yelcho (1906) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 28 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | Base Yelcho (INACH) |
Yelcho Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the shore of the South Bay, Doumer Island.[2]
The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980. It was abandoned between 1998 and 2014, and was reopened in 2015.[3]
After its last remodeling it went from being a small "sub-base", a scientific shelter of 50 m2 built, to have a built area of 200 square metres (2,200 sq ft), with its own laboratories and an increase in accommodation capacity, from its original 7 beds, until completing space for up to 28 people.[1][4]
- ^ a b c Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "PCO. Yelcho". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Inach en Antártica: Bases, refugios y campamentos" (in Spanish). 3 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Carlos González Isla. Inach reactiva investigación antártica en base Yelcho tras 17 años, La Tercera, 11 de febrero de 2015, p. 43.