Professor Julio Escudero Base is a permanent
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an
Antarctic
The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other ...
research base. It is located on
King George Island near
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, west of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated alongside the Escuder ...
and the civilian settlement of
Villa Las Estrellas
Villa Las Estrellas (English: "The Stars Village") is a Chilean town and research station on King George Island within the Chilean Antarctic claim, the Chilean Antarctic Territory, and also within the Argentine and British Antarctic claims. ...
. It lies within the
Antártica Chilean commune 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 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 ...
References
External links
Official website Chilean Antarctic Institute
COMNAP Antarctic Facilities
COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map
Chilean Antarctic Territory
Outposts of the South Shetland Islands
1995 establishments in Antarctica
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