Yelcho Base
Yelcho Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the shore of the South Bay, Doumer Island. The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Scientific research base
- …is also known as “Sub base Yelcho”
- Description: Antarctic Station
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stokes Hill and Doumer Hill.
Stokes Hill
Peak
Stokes Hill is a small but prominent rocky peak, 270… Stokes Hill is situated 2½ km northeast of Yelcho Base.
Doumer Hill
Peak
Doumer Hill is a snow-covered pyramidal hill, 515… Doumer Hill is situated 3 km northeast of Yelcho Base.
Yelcho Base
- Category: Antarctic research station
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.87594° or 64° 52′ 33″ south
Longitude
-63.58394° or 63° 35′ 2″ west
Open location code
377R4CF8+JC
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Yelcho Base” goes by many names.
- French: “Base Yelcho”
- Irish: “Bunáit Yelcho”
- Italian: “Base Yelcho”
- Italian: “Yelcho Base”
- Latvian: “Jelčo”
- Latvian: “Sub Base Yelcho”
- Latvian: “Yelcho”
- Macedonian: “База Јелчо (Атартик)”
- Macedonian: “База Јелчо”
- Polish: “Yelcho”
- Spanish: “Base Yelcho”
- Spanish: “Sub Base Yelcho”
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