President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base

Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of . It is located at , an ice-free area, in front of , at the west end of , .
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: Antarctic base in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
  • Also known as: “Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva” and “Base Presidente Montalva”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Antarctic Treaty Monument and Holy Trinity Church.

Memorial
Photo: Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monument to the Antarctic Treaty commemorates the signatories of the Antarctic Treaty, which was opened for signing in 1959 and came into force in 1961.

Church
Photo: ArJuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near , a research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica and the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world.

Church
Photo: Carlos78chile, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary Queen of Peace Chapel is a Catholic located in , in the , which includes in the commune of Antártica, within the , about 1580 km from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villa Las Estrellas.

Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.

President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base

Latitude
-62.19985° or 62° 11′ 59″ south
Longitude
-58.96317° or 58° 57′ 47″ west
Inception
March 7th, 1969
Operator
Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Open location code
3893R22P+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10684180473
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q1928160
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Base Frei”
  • Cebuano: “Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • Chinese: “爱德华多·弗雷·蒙塔尔瓦总统基地”
  • Dutch: “Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Station”
  • French: “base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • French: “Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • German: “Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • Italian: “Base presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • Japanese: “エドゥアルド・フレイ・モンタルバ基地”
  • Korean: “Edualeudo Peulei Montalba giji”
  • Korean: “에두아르도 프레이 몬탈바 기지”
  • Latvian: “Eduardofreja”
  • Macedonian: “База „Претседател Едуардо Фреј Монталва“”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eduardo Frei”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • Norwegian: “Eduardo Frei”
  • Persian: “پایگاه رئیس‌جمهور ادواردو فری مونتالوا”
  • Polish: “Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • Portuguese: “Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • Russian: “Президент Эдуардо Фрей Монталва”
  • Slovenian: “Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • Slovenian: “Base Presidente Montalva”
  • Spanish: “Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva”
  • Spanish: “Base Presidente Montalva”
  • Swedish: “Eduardo Frei”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи раес‌ҷумҳури идворду фар мунтолуо”
  • Turkish: “Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Üssü”
  • Ukrainian: “Фрей”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Estación Marítima Antártica and Great Wall.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Correos de Chile and Gym.

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