Profesor Julio Escudero Base

Julio Escudero Station
Antarctic Station
Location of Julio Escudero Station in Antarctica
Julio Escudero Station
Location of Julio Escudero Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°12′05″S 58°57′44″W / 62.201382°S 58.962358°W / -62.201382; -58.962358Coordinates: 62°12′05″S 58°57′44″W / 62.201382°S 58.962358°W / -62.201382; -58.962358
Country  Chile
Location in Antarctica King George Island
Antarctica
Administered by Instituto Antártico Chileno INACH
Established 1995 (1995)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population
  Total
  • Up to 50
Type Seasonal
Period Summer
Status Operational
Website Base Profesor Julio Escudero (INACH)

Professor Julio Escudero Base is a permanent Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on King George Island near Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva and the civilian settlement of Villa Las Estrellas. It lies within the Antártica Chilean commune funded by the Antarctic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.[1]

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