Refuge Abrazo de Maipú

Abrazo de Maipú
Antarctic Refuge
Location of Abrazo de Maipú in Antarctica
Abrazo de Maipú
Location of Abrazo de Maipú in Antarctica
Coordinates: 63°23′17″S 57°34′58″W / 63.387967°S 57.582667°W / -63.387967; -57.582667Coordinates: 63°23′17″S 57°34′58″W / 63.387967°S 57.582667°W / -63.387967; -57.582667[1]
Country  Chile
 Argentina
Location in Antarctica Trinity Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica
Administered by Chilean Army
Argentine Army
Established 1967 (1967)
Closed 2010
Type Seasonal
Status Closed

Abrazo de Maipú is a refuge located on the Trinity Peninsula of the Antarctic Peninsula.

It was built for the first time on September 7, 1967, by Argentina and subsequently destroyed. The refuge, rebuilt in July 2003, is a 20 cubic feet container fitted with kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms. Its aim was to guarantee and facilitate rescue, scientific and patrolling activities carried out jointly by the personnel of O'Higgins Base and Esperanza Base. It was managed jointly by the Chilean Army and the Argentine Army.

On September 28, 2005 three Chilean soldiers died falling into a crevasse, they were moved from the Abrazo de Maipú refuge to the O'Higgins Base. The Refuge was closed in 2010.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About COMNAP". Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Refugio Abrazo de Maipú". Wikipedia Espanol. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Retrieved September 14, 2018.


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