Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister Base

Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister Base was a Chilean Antarctic research base located in the claimed Chilean Antarctic Territory. It was inaugurated on December 7, 1999, and was located about 1 km from the Patriot Hills Base Camp, operated by the American private company Adventure Network International (now Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC), together with a blue ice aerodrome. After the transfer to the Union glacier of the operations of the company in November 2010, the base was disarmed and transferred to the Union glacier at the end of 2013.^[1] It operated from November to December every two years by the Air Force of Chile with a population of 25 people, but could provide life support to 40 people.^[2]

Arturo Parodi Station Estación polar Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister
Antarctic research station
Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister Base
Arturo Parodi Station Location in Antarctica
Coordinates: 80°18′15″S 81°23′13″W
Region	Ellsworth Land
Location	Patriot Hills
Established	7 December 1999 (1999-12-07)
Removed	2014 (2014)
Named for	Arturo Parodi Alister
Government
• Type	Administration
• Body	Instituto Antártico Chileno
Elevation	880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
• Summer	Up to 25
• Winter	0
Active times	Every summer
Website	inach.cl

See also

• List of Antarctic research stations
• List of Antarctic field camps

References

1. Estación Polar Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister from spanish Wikipedia
2. "La Prensa Austral | Operación Glaciar Unión ya empieza a tomar forma". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-03-22.