Maldonado Base

Maldonado Station
Antarctic station
Pedro Vincente Maldonado
Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica
Maldonado Station
Location of Maldonado Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°26′57″S 59°44′29″W / 62.449056°S 59.741389°W / -62.449056; -59.741389Coordinates: 62°26′57″S 59°44′29″W / 62.449056°S 59.741389°W / -62.449056; -59.741389
Country  Ecuador
Location in Antarctica Greenwich Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
Administered by Instituto Antártico Ecuatoriano INAE
Established January 1990 (1990-01)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total
  • Up to 22
Type Seasonal
Period Summer
Status Operational
Website Instituto Antartico Ecuatoriano
Maldonado Range Front[1]
Maldonado Range Front[1]
Location Maldonado Base
Greenwich Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
Coordinates 62°26′44″S 59°44′17″W / 62.445692°S 59.737988°W / -62.445692; -59.737988
Year first constructed n/a
Markings / pattern white beacon, yellow topmark, black band[1]
Focal height 9 metres (30 ft)[1]
Light source solar power
Range 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl W 4s.[1]
Admiralty number G1383.5[1]
NGA number 2733[1]
Managing agent Instituto Antartico Ecuatoriano Edit this on Wikidata

Maldonado Base, also Pedro Vicente Maldonado Base, is the Ecuadorian Antarctic research base situated at Guayaquil Bay, Greenwich Island. It is located in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It opened in 1990. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Clothier Harbour.

The base is named after the Spanish-American astronomer, topographer, and geographer Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704–1748) born in Riobamba, present Ecuador.

Location

The base is located at 62°26′57″S 59°44′29″W / 62.449056°S 59.741389°W / -62.449056; -59.741389 which is 560 m south-southwest of Orión Point, 990 m southwest of Spark Point, 1.16 km north-northwest of Serrano Point and 2.56 km east-southeast of Agüedo Point (detailed Ecuadorian mapping in 2007, Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

Maps

  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.


Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.


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