Gonzalez Videla Station

González Videla Base is an inactive research station on the Antarctic mainland at in Paradise Bay. It is named after President Gabriel González Videla, who in the 1940s became the first chief of state of any nation to visit .
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  • Type: Scientific research base
  • Description: Chilean station in the Antarctic
  • Also known as: “Base Gabriel Gonzalez Videla”, “Base Gonzalez Videla”, “Base González Videla”, “Base presidente gabriel gonzalez videla”, “Base Presidente Gabriel Gonzalez Videla”, “Base presidente gabriel gonzález videla”, “Gabriel-Gonzalez-Videla-Station”, “GGV”, “Gonzalez Videla Antarctic Base”, “González Videla Antarctic Base”, “Gonzalez Videla Station (Chile)”, and “岡薩雷斯·魏德拉南極基地”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Frödin, Mount and Hoegh, Mount.

Peak
Paradise Harbour is a wide embayment behind…

Peak
Andvord Bay is a bay, 9 nautical miles long and… is situated 3 km east of Gonzalez Videla Station.

Gonzalez Videla Station

Latitude
-64.82328° or 64° 49′ 24″ south
Longitude
-62.8575° or 62° 51′ 27″ west
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
377V54GR+MX
Geo­Names ID
6620754
Wiki­data ID
Q1537450
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gonzalez Videla Station” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gonzalez Videla Station”
  • Chinese: “冈萨雷斯·魏德拉站”
  • Chinese: “岡薩雷斯·魏德拉站”
  • Danish: “González Videla”
  • German: “González-Videla-Antarktis-Station”
  • Italian: “Base Gabriel González Videla”
  • Japanese: “ゴンザレスビデラ南極基地”
  • Latvian: “Gabrjela Gonsalesa Videla”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “González Videla”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “González Videla-basen”
  • Norwegian: “Base Presidente Gabriel González Videla”
  • Norwegian: “Gonzalez Videla-stasjonen (Chile)”
  • Norwegian: “Gonzalez Videla-stasjonen”
  • Polish: “González Videla”
  • Spanish: “Base Presidente Gabriel González Videla”
  • Swedish: “González Videla”

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