Gabriel de Castilla Base

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 mainland Antarctica.^[5]

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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 Location of Gabriel de Castilla Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°58′37″S 60°40′31″W
Country	Spain
Location in Antarctica	Deception Island South Shetland Islands
Established	20 December 1989 (1989-12-20)
Named for	Gabriel de Castilla
Elevation ^[1]	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2017)^[1]
• Summer	33
• Winter	0
UN/LOCODE	AQ GDC
Type	Seasonal
Period	Summer
Status	Operational
Activities	List Geomagnetism Marine biology Geology Seismology

[1]
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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