Gabriel de Castilla Base
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Gabriel de Castilla Base | |
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Antarctic base | |
Base Antártica Española del Ejército de Tierra, Gabriel de Castilla | |
![]() Gabriel de Castilla Base in 2013 | |
Location of Gabriel de Castilla Base in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 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 | 20 December 1989 |
Named for | Gabriel de Castilla |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Summer | 33 |
• Winter | 0 |
UN/LOCODE | AQ GDC |
Type | Seasonal |
Period | Summer |
Status | Operational |
Activities | List
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Gabriel de Castilla Base[2] is a Spanish research station located on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The station was constructed in late 1989.[3][4] The station is named for Gabriel de Castilla, a 17th-century Spanish navigator and, according to some reports, the first person to sight mainland Antarctica.[5]
See also
[edit]- Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base
- Deception Station
- List of Antarctic research stations
- List of Antarctic field camps
References
[edit]- ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Campaña Antártica. [2019-01-18].
- ^ "Gabriel de Castilla: Descubriendo la Antártida". Casa de Palencia en Madrid (in Spanish). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "BAE Gabriel de Castilla" (in Spanish). Spanish National Research Council. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010.
- ^ Vázquez de Acuña, Isidoro. Don Gabriel de Castilla primer avistador de la Antártica en Revista de Marina 1993 N° 2, Valparaíso: Armada de Chile.