Yelcho Base

Yelcho Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the shore of the South Bay, Doumer Island.[1]

Yelcho Station
Antarctic Station
Yelcho Station
Location of Yelcho Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 64°52′00″S 63°35′00″W
Country Chile
Location in AntarcticaSouth Bay
Doumer Island
Antarctica
Administered byInstituto Antártico Chileno (INACH)
Established18 February 1962 (1962-02-18)
Named forYelcho (1906)
Population
 • Total
  • Around 15 in summer and 0 in winter
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
WebsiteBase Yelcho (INACH)

The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980. It was abandoned between 1998 and 2014, and was reopened in 2015.[2]

After its last remodeling it went from being a small "sub-base", a scientific shelter of 50 m² built, to have a built area of 200 square metres (2,200 sq ft), with its own laboratories and an increase in accommodation capacity, from its original 7 beds, until completing space for up to 15 people.[3]

Toponymy

It is named for the Yelcho that was commanded by Luis Pardo, who saved the Shacketon's Expedition in 1916 from the Elephant Island.

History

The construction of the base was initiated by the Chilean Navy during the 16th Antarctic campaign of Chile, and was completed in the following season, on 18 February 1962.

See also

References
  1. "PCO. Yelcho". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. "Inach en Antártica: Bases, refugios y campamentos" (in Spanish). 2009-05-03. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  3. Carlos González Isla. Inach reactiva investigación antártica en base Yelcho tras 17 años, La Tercera, 11 de febrero de 2015, p. 43.
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