Esperanza Base
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Esperanza Base (Spanish: Base Esperanza, 'Hope Base') is a permanent, all-year-round Argentine research station in Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula (in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula). It is one of only two civilian settlements in Antarctica (the other being the Chilean Villa Las Estrellas). The base's motto is Permanencia, un acto de sacrificio ('Permanence, an act of sacrifice').
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Esperanza Base
Base Esperanza | |
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All-civilian Antarctic base | |
Motto(s): Spanish: Permanencia, un acto de sacrificio ("Permanence, an act of sacrifice") | |
Location of Esperanza Base in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 63°23′54″S 56°59′46″W | |
Country | Argentina |
Region | |
Location | |
Administered by | Argentine Antarctic Institute (under the supervision of the Argentine National Antarctic Directorate) |
Established | December 17, 1953 (1953-12-17) |
Named for | Spanish: Base Esperanza ("Hope Base") |
Area | |
• Urban | 0.3744 ha (0.9252 acres) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Summer | 116 |
• Winter | 56 |
UN/LOCODE | AQ ESP |
Type | All-year round |
Period | Annual |
Status | Operational |
Activities | List
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