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Antarctic base

Petrel Station Base Petrel
Antarctic base
Location of Petrel Base in AntarcticaLocation of Petrel Base in AntarcticaPetrel StationLocation of Petrel Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 63°28′41″S 56°13′44″W / 63.477947°S 56.228753°W / -63.477947; -56.228753
Country Argentina
Location in Antarctica Dundee IslandJoinville GroupGraham LandAntarctica
Established 22 February 1967 (1967-02-22)
Named for Petrel / Procellariidae
Elevation[1] 18 m (59 ft)
Population (2017)[1]
• Summer 25
• Winter 0
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
Type Seasonal
Period Summer
Status Operational
Activities Geology

Airport in Dundee Island

Petrel Skiway
IATA: noneICAO: 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 / 63.478971°S 56.231277°W / -63.478971; -56.231277
Map
Petrel Skiway is located in AntarcticaPetrel SkiwayPetrel SkiwayLocation of airfield in Antarctica
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 3,485 1,062 Ice
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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.

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

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Petrel". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 16, 2018.