Gabriel de Castilla
Gabriel de Castilla is a dwelling in Argentine Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego Province and has about 33 residents. Gabriel de Castilla is situated nearby to Crater Lake, as well as near the peak Kirkwood, Mount.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crater Lake and Deception.
Crater Lake
Lake
Crater Lake is a volcanic crater, now filled with water, lying north-west of Mount Kirkwood on the south side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
Deception
Dwelling
Deception Station is an Argentine antarctic base located at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands. Deception is situated 1¼ km west of Gabriel de Castilla.
Kirkwood, Mount
Peak
Mount Kirkwood is a mountain, 460 m, standing 3 nautical miles west of Entrance Point in the south part of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Kirkwood, Mount is situated 3 km southeast of Gabriel de Castilla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.
Aguirre Cerda Research Station
Locality
Photo: Jorval, Public domain.Gabriel de Castilla
- Type: Dwelling
- Also known as: “Gabriel de Castilla Base” and “Gabriel de Castilla Spanish Antarctic Base”
- Categories: research, office, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Argentine Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.97705° or 62° 58′ 37″ south
Longitude
-60.67556° or 60° 40′ 32″ west
Population
33
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Inception
December 20th, 1989
Operator
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Open location code
379X28FF+5Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
office=research
OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Gabriel de Castilla” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Gabriel de Castilla Basea”
- French: “Base antarctique Gabriel de Castilla”
- French: “Base Antarctique Gabriel de Castilla”
- German: “Gabriel-de-Castilla-Station”
- Italian: “Base antartica spagnola dell’esercito Gabriel de Castilla”
- Latvian: “Gabrjela de Kastilja”
- Macedonian: “Базата Габриел де Кастиља”
- Macedonian: “Габриел де Кастиља”
- Norwegian: “Base Antártica Gabriel de Castilla”
- Portuguese: “Estação Antártica Espanhola Gabriel de Castilla”
- Spanish: “Base Antártica Gabriel de Castilla”
- Ukrainian: “Габріель де Кастилья”
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