Belgrano II Base

Belgrano II Base

Base Belgrano II
Belgrano II Base Base Belgrano II
Antarctic base
	View of Belgrano II, austral summer of 2007
	Belgrano II Base Location within Antarctica
	Coordinates: 77°52′25″S 34°37′39″W / 77.873696°S 34.627588°W
Country	Argentina
Province	Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands Province
Department	Antártida Argentina
Region	Confin Coast; Coats Land
Location	Bertrab Nunatak
Established	February 5, 1979; (1978–79 austral summer season)
Named for	Manuel Belgrano
Government
• Type	Directorate
• Body	Dirección Nacional del Antártico
• Operator	Instituto Antártico Argentino
Area
• Total	6 ha (15 acres)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population (2017)
• Summer	24
• Winter	19
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
UN/LOCODE	AQ BEL
Type	All year-round
Period	Annual
Status	Operational
Activities	List Solar radiation ; Seismography ; Geodesy;
Facilities	List Main house ; Personnel houses ; Emergency house/infirmary ; Airstrip ; Heliport ; Chapel ; Museum ; Radio and satellite station ; Power plant ; Vehicle fleet ; Vehicle garage ; Laboratory (meteorology, astronomy, seismography, riometry) ; Workshop ; Warehouses and deposits;

Belgrano II Base (Spanish: Base Belgrano II) is a permanent, all year-round Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station named after General Manuel Belgrano, one of the Libertadores and the creator of the Argentine Flag. It is located on Bertrab Nunatak on the Confín Coast, Coats Land.

As of 2022^[update] it is Argentina's southernmost permanent base, the world's third furthest south permanent base, and the world's southernmost base built on solid rock, which makes it particularly suited for geological research.^[2]

As of 2022^[update] Belgrano II is one of 13 research stations in Antarctica operated by Argentina.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Base Belgrano II" (in Spanish). Fundaciòn Marambio. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012.
^ "Argentine Antarctic Stations". Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.

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

[fundmar_b2-2] "Base Belgrano II" (in Spanish). Fundaciòn Marambio. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012.

[dna2-3] "Argentine Antarctic Stations". Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.

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Belgrano II Base Base Belgrano II
Antarctic base
View of Belgrano II, austral summer of 2007
Belgrano II Base Location within Antarctica
Coordinates: 77°52′25″S 34°37′39″W / 77.873696°S 34.627588°W / -77.873696; -34.627588
Country	Argentina
Province	Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands Province
Department	Antártida Argentina
Region	Confin Coast Coats Land
Location	Bertrab Nunatak
Established	February 5, 1979 (1979-02-05) (1978–79 austral summer season)
Named for	Manuel Belgrano
Government
• Type	Directorate
• Body	Dirección Nacional del Antártico
• Operator	Instituto Antártico Argentino
Area
• Total	6 ha (15 acres)
Elevation ^[1]	256 m (840 ft)
Population (2017)^[1]
• Summer	24
• Winter	19
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
UN/LOCODE	AQ BEL
Type	All year-round
Period	Annual
Status	Operational
Activities	List Solar radiation Seismography Geodesy
Facilities	List Main house Personnel houses Emergency house/infirmary Airstrip Heliport Chapel Museum Radio and satellite station Power plant Vehicle fleet Vehicle garage Laboratory (meteorology, astronomy, seismography, riometry) Workshop Warehouses and deposits