Neko Harbour

Neko Harbor (64°50′S 62°33′W / 64.833°S 62.550°W / -64.833; -62.550Coordinates: 64°50′S 62°33′W / 64.833°S 62.550°W / -64.833; -62.550) is an inlet of the Antarctic Peninsula on Andvord Bay, situated on the west coast of Graham Land.

Neko Harbour was discovered by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache during the early 20th century. It was named for a Scottish whaling boat, the Neko, which operated in the area between 1911 and 1924.[1]

Capitán Fliess Refuge

Capitán Fliess Refuge
Refuge
View of Neko Harbor
Capitán Fliess Refuge
Location of Capitán Fliess Refuge in Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates: 64°50′41″S 62°31′48″W / 64.844587°S 62.530071°W / -64.844587; -62.530071
Country  Argentina
Location in Antarctic Peninsula Neko Harbour
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica
Administered by Argentine Navy
Established 1949 (1949)
Type Seasonal
Status Operational

Captain Fliess Refuge (64°50′41″S 62°31′48″W / 64.844587°S 62.530071°W / -64.844587; -62.530071) is an Argentine refuge in Antarctica located in Neko Harbour in the Andvord Bay on the Danco Coast, west side of the Antarctic Peninsula. The refuge wa opened on April 4, 1949 and it is managed by the Argentine Navy. It was inaugurated together with the Penguin Observatory and the Rescue Station under the name of Refugio Neko. His name pays tribute to the Lieutenant of the ship Felipe Fliess of the Corvette Uruguay who rescued the Swedish Antarctic Expedition headed by Otto Nordenskjöld.

It has been enabled and supplied by the icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar and the ship ARA Bahía Aguirre in various Antarctic campaigns. The refuge was destroyed by a storm in 2009, was then rebuilt in 2011 during the 2011-2012 Antarctic summer campaign. Maintenance, repair and conservation of facilities were carried out to be used as support for scientific research. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Neko Harbor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Refugio naval Capitán Fliess". Wikipedia Espanol. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  • Tourism and the history of Antarctica Tourism
  • "Compendium of Antarctic Peninsula visitor sites" (PDF).  (162 KB), United States Environmental Protection Agency ()
  • Antarctica, Jeff Rubin (Lonely Planet), pp. 223 ( ISBN 1740590945)

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Glacier in Neko Harbor, Antarctica


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