Petrel Base

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Petrel Station Base Petrel
Antarctic base
Petrel Station Location of Petrel Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 63°28′41″S 56°13′44″W / 63.477947°S 56.228753°W / -63.477947; -56.228753Coordinates: 63°28′41″S 56°13′44″W / 63.477947°S 56.228753°W / -63.477947; -56.228753
Country	Argentina
Location in Antarctica	Dundee Island Joinville Group Graham Land Antarctica
Established	22 February 1967 (1967-02-22)
Named for	Petrel / Procellariidae
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population
• Total	Up to 55
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
Type	Seasonal
Period	Summer
Status	Operational

Petrel Skiway
IATA: none ICAO: SA47
Summary
Airport type	Private
Serves	Petrel Base
Location	Dundee Island
Time zone	(-4)
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	63°28′44″S 56°13′53″W / 63.478971°S 56.231277°W / -63.478971; -56.231277
Map
Petrel Skiway Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 3,485 1,062 Ice
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The Petrel Base (Spanish: Base Petrel) is a non-permanent Argentine scientific station located on Dundee Island, in the Joinville Group, in Graham Land, part of the Argentinian claim on Antarctica.

History[]

Opened as a permanent base on 22 February 1967, it is being used as a temporary base since 1978.

See also[]

• Argentine Antarctica
• List of Antarctic research stations
• List of Antarctic field camps
• List of airports in Antarctica

References[]

External links[]

• Fundación Marambio – Base Petrel (in Spanish)

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