Collins
The Collins base is an Antarctic shelter located in the Collins Glacier that is in the Collins Bay in the Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. It was inaugurated at the 2006–2007 season and is administrated by the Instituto Antártico Chileno.- Dwelling
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is operated by Instituto Antártico Chileno
- …dates from 2006
- Description: Antarctic base
- Also known as“Collins Base”“Collins Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Fildes Peninsula
The Fildes Peninsula is a 7 km long peninsula that…
3 km west of Collins
Places in the Area
Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile.
7 km southwest of Collins
Collins
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Latitude
-62.16928° or 62° 10′ 9″ south
Longitude
-58.85177° or 58° 51′ 6″ west
Open location code
3893R4JX+77
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
office = research
OpenStreetMap feature
place = isolated_dwelling
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Collins” goes by many names.
KollinssLatvian
Collins-basenNorwegian Nynorsk
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