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The Petrel Base (Spanish: Base Petrel) is a non-permanent Argentine scientific station located on Dundee Island, in the Joinville Group, in Graham Land, part of the Argentinian claim on Antarctica.

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Petrel Station Base Petrel
Antarctic base
Petrel Station Location of Petrel Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 63°28′41″S 56°13′44″W
Country	Argentina
Location in Antarctica	Dundee Island Joinville Group Graham Land Antarctica
Established	22 February 1967 (1967-02-22)
Named for	Petrel / Procellariidae
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population
• Total	Up to 55
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
Type	Seasonal
Period	Summer
Status	Operational

Petrel Skiway
IATA: none ICAO: SA47
Summary
Airport type	Private
Serves	Petrel Base
Location	Dundee Island
Time zone	(-4)
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	63°28′44″S 56°13′53″W
Map
Petrel Skiway Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 3,485 1,062 Ice
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History

Opened as a permanent base on 22 February 1967, it is being used as a temporary base since 1978.

See also

• Argentine Antarctica
• List of Antarctic research stations
• List of Antarctic field camps
• List of airports in Antarctica

References

External links

• Fundación Marambio – Base Petrel (in Spanish)

На других языках

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- [en] Petrel Base

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[es] Base Petrel

La Base Conjunta Antártica Petrel o base Petrel es una estación científica de la Antártida perteneciente a la República Argentina. Sus coordenadas son 63°28′S 56°17′O y se ubica sobre rocas a 18 msnm al pie del glaciar Rosamaría en la rada Petrel, punta Bajos del cabo Welchness de la isla Dundee en el archipiélago de Joinville. En 2013 comenzó un plan de 10 años para reconvertirla en una base permanente. En la campaña antártica 2021-2022 la base fue restablecida como permanente.[4]

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