The Petrel Base ( es, Base Petrel) is a non-permanent
Argentine scientific station located on
Dundee Island
Dundee Island is an ice-covered island lying east of the northeastern tip of Antarctic Peninsula and south of Joinville Island. It is named after the city of Dundee in Scotland.
The Petrel Base is a scientific station in Antarctica belongin ...
, in the
Joinville Group, in
Graham Land
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee an ...
, part of the
Argentinian claim on Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...
.
History
Opened as a permanent base on 22 February 1967, it is being used as a temporary base since 1978.
See also
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Argentine Antarctica
Argentine Antarctica ( es, Antártida Argentina or Sector Antártico Argentino) is an area of Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory. It consists of the Antarctic Peninsula and a triangular section extending to the ...
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List of Antarctic research stations
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List of Antarctic field camps
Many Antarctic research stations 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 than te ...
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List of airports in Antarctica
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, Palmer SkiwayHeliport
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, NZ12
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, Anvers Island
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, 01/19Snow
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, Patriot Hills Blue-Ice Runway
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, SCPZ
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, Ellsworth Mountains
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, 24MIce
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, Pegasu ...
References
External links
Fundación Marambio – Base Petrel
Argentine Antarctica
Joinville Island group
Outposts of Graham Land
1967 establishments in Antarctica
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