Gabriel de Castilla Base
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Gabriel de Castilla Base | |
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Base Antártica Española del Ejército de Tierra, Gabriel de Castilla | |
![]() Gabriel de Castilla Base in 2013 | |
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![]() ![]() Gabriel de Castilla Base Location of Gabriel de Castilla Base in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 62°58′37″S 60°40′31″W / 62.976951°S 60.675305°WCoordinates: 62°58′37″S 60°40′31″W / 62.976951°S 60.675305°W | |
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Location in Antarctica | Deception Island South Shetland Islands |
Established | 1990 |
Named for | Gabriel de Castilla |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
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Type | Seasonal |
Period | Summer |
Status | Operational |
Gabriel de Castilla Base[1] is a Spanish research station located on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The station was constructed in 1990.[2] The station is named for Gabriel de Castilla, a 17th century Spanish navigator and according to some reports the first person to sight the mainland of Antarctica.
See also[]
- Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base
- Deception Station
- List of Antarctic research stations
- List of Antarctic field camps
References[]
- ^ Campaña Antártica. [2019-01-18].
- ^ "BAE Gabriel de Castilla" (in Spanish). Spanish National Research Council. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010.
Categories:
- Outposts of Antarctica
- Outposts of the South Shetland Islands
- 1990 establishments in Antarctica
- Research in Spain
- Spain and the Antarctic
- 1990 establishments in Spain
- South Shetland Islands geography stubs