Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister Base

Summary

Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister Base was a Chilean Antarctic research base located in the claimed Chilean Antarctic Territory. It was inaugurated on December 7, 1999, and was located about 1 km from the Patriot Hills Base Camp, operated by the American private company Adventure Network International (now Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC), together with a blue ice aerodrome. After the transfer to the Union glacier of the operations of the company in November 2010, the base was disarmed and transferred to the Union glacier at the end of 2013.[1] It operated from November to December every two years by the Air Force of Chile with a population of 25 people, but could provide life support to 40 people.[2]

Arturo Parodi Station
Estación polar Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister
Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister Base
Arturo Parodi Station is located in Antarctica
Arturo Parodi Station
Arturo Parodi Station
Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 80°18′15″S 81°23′13″W / 80.3042°S 81.3869°W / -80.3042; -81.3869
RegionEllsworth Land
LocationPatriot Hills
Established7 December 1999 (1999-12-07)
Removed2014 (2014)
Named forArturo Parodi Alister
Government
 • TypeAdministration
 • BodyInstituto Antártico Chileno
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 • Summer
Up to 25
 • Winter
0
Active timesEvery summer
Websiteinach.cl

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Estación Polar Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister from spanish Wikipedia
  2. ^ "La Prensa Austral | Operación Glaciar Unión ya empieza a tomar forma". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-03-22.