Back محطة الجنرال بلغرانو 2 Arabic Base Belgrano II Catalan Belgrano II CEB Belgrano-II-Station German Βάση Μπελγράνο II Greek Base Belgrano II Spanish General Belgrano II Finnish Base antarctique Belgrano II French Belgrano II kutatóállomás Hungarian Base dell'esercito generale Belgrano II Italian
Belgrano II Base
Base Belgrano II | |
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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 after | 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)[1] | |
| • Summer | 24 |
| • Winter | 19 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| UN/LOCODE | AQ BEL |
| Type | All year-round |
| Period | Annual |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Facilities | List
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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.
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