Belgrano I Base
Antarctic research station in Piedrabuena Bay, Filchner Ice Shelf / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Belgrano I Base (Spanish: Base Belgrano I) was a permanent, all year-round Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station, located on Piedrabuena Bay on the Filchner Ice Shelf. It was named after General Manuel Belgrano, one of the Libertadores and the creator of the Argentine flag.
Belgrano I Base
Base Belgrano I | |
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Coordinates: 77°43′00″S 38°04′00″W | |
Region | Filchner Ice Shelf |
Location | Piedrabuena Bay |
Established | 18 January 1955 (1955-01-18) |
Evacuated | January 1980 (1980-01) |
Named for | Manuel Belgrano |
Government | |
• Type | Administration |
• Body | Instituto Antártico Argentino |
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
Active times | All year-round |
Facilities | List
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At the time of its inauguration in 1954 it became Argentina's southernmost permanent base.[1] It was shut down in 1980 over safety concerns due to it being built on increasingly unstable ice, which endangered both personnel and equipment.[2] A new, larger replacement base was established further south and named Belgrano II;[2] this was followed by Belgrano III,[3] which became the southernmost of the three.