Risopatrón Base

Risopatrón Base, also Luis Risopatrón Base, is a small Chilean Antarctic research base in the northwest of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated on the isthmus linking Coppermine Peninsula to Alfatar Peninsula and bounded by Carlota Cove to the north and Coppermine Cove to the south. Established as a refuge in 1949 and opened as a base in 1954, the facility supports summer research in geology, geophysics and terrestrial biology.

Risopatrón Station
Antarctic base
Risopatrón Station
Location of Risopatrón Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°22′42″S 59°42′03″W
Country Chile
Location in AntarcticaRobert Island
South Shetland Islands
Antarctica
Administered byInstituto Antártico Chileno INACH
Established1954 (1954)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 • Total
  • Up to 5
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
WebsiteRefugio Luis Risopatrón INACH
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands
Robert Island, shaded red, within the South Shetland Islands

The base is probably named after the Chilean geographer Luis Risopatrón (1869-1930) who compiled and published a comprehensive geographical dictionary of Chile in 1924.

Location

The base is located at 62°22′42.4″S 59°42′02.5″W which is 1.61 km southeast of Fort William, 1.63 km north-northwest of The Triplets, 11.3 km north by west of Arturo Prat Base and 8.16 km north-northeast of Maldonado Base (Bulgarian mapping in 2009.)

See also

References

Maps
  • 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)


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