Refuge Emílio Goeldi
Refuge Emílio Goeldi is a Brazilian Antarctic summer facility named after the Swiss-Brazilian naturalist and zoologist Émil Goeldi. Built in 1988, the structure is located on Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.- Type: Shelter
- Description: Antarctic refuge
- Also known as: “Refuge Emilio Goeldi”, “Refugio Emílio Goeldi”, “Refugio Goeldi”, “Rifugio Emilio Goeldi”, and “Rifugio Goeldi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sultan Glacier.
Sultan Glacier
Locality
Sultan Glacier is a glacier flowing south-west into… Sultan Glacier is situated 2½ km east of Refuge Emílio Goeldi.
Refuge Emílio Goeldi
- Category: Antarctic research station
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-61.13778° or 61° 8′ 16″ south
Longitude
-55.37741° or 55° 22′ 39″ west
Open location code
38C6VJ6F+V2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=shelter
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Refuge Emílio Goeldi” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Refugi Emilio Goeldi”
- Dutch: “Refuge Emílio Goeldi”
- Italian: “Rifugio Emílio Goeldi”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Refúgio Emílio Goeldi”
- Portuguese: “Refúgio Emílio Goeldi”
- Spanish: “Refugio Emilio Goeldi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sultan and Hammer Hill.
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