Gabriel de Castilla Base
Antarctic base
Base Antártica Española del Ejército de Tierra, Gabriel de Castilla
Gabriel de Castilla Base in 2013
Gabriel de Castilla Base in 2013
Location of Gabriel de Castilla Base in Antarctica
Location of Gabriel de Castilla Base in Antarctica
Gabriel de Castilla Base
Location of Gabriel de Castilla Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°58′37″S 60°40′31″W / 62.976951°S 60.675305°W / -62.976951; -60.675305
Country Spain
Location in AntarcticaDeception Island
South Shetland Islands
Established20 December 1989 (1989-12-20)
Named forGabriel de Castilla
Elevation
[1]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
33
 • Winter
0
UN/LOCODEAQ GDC
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Geomagnetism
  • Marine biology
  • Geology
  • Seismology

Gabriel de Castilla Base[2] is a Spanish research station located on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The station was constructed in late 1989.[3][4] The station is named for Gabriel de Castilla, a 17th century Spanish navigator and according to some reports the first person to sight the mainland of Antarctica.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Campaña Antártica. [2019-01-18].
  3. ↑ "Gabriel de Castilla: Descubriendo la Antártida". Casa de Palencia en Madrid (in Spanish). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "BAE Gabriel de Castilla" (in Spanish). Spanish National Research Council. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Vázquez de Acuña, Isidoro. Don Gabriel de Castilla primer avistador de la Antártica en Revista de Marina 1993 N° 2, Valparaíso: Armada de Chile.


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