Yelcho Station | |
|---|---|
  Yelcho Station Location of Yelcho Station in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 64°52′33″S 63°35′01″W / 64.87591°S 63.583721°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Location in Antarctica | South Bay Doumer Island Antarctica |
| Administered by | Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH) |
| Established | 18 February 1962 |
| Named for | Yelcho (1906) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Summer | 28 |
| • Winter | 0 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Period | Summer |
| Status | Operational |
| Activities | List
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| Website | Base Yelcho (INACH) |
Yelcho Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the shore of the South Bay, Doumer Island.[2]
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.[3]
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 28 people.[1][4]
