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 , , .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Shelter
  • Description: Antarctic refuge
  • Also known as: “Refuge Emilio Goeldi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sultan Glacier.

Locality
is a flowing south-west into Table Bay, , in the of . It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after HMS Sultan, a shore-based Royal Navy engineering school which provided the refuge hut for the UK Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island, 1970-71. is situated 2½ km east of Refuge Emílio Goeldi.

Refuge Emílio Goeldi

Latitude
-61.13778° or 61° 8′ 16″ south
Longitude
-55.37741° or 55° 22′ 39″ west
Open location code
38C6VJ6F+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2011152333
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­shelter
Wiki­data ID
Q3935486
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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: “Refugio Emilio Goeldi”
  • Italian: “Refugio Emílio Goeldi”
  • Italian: “Refugio Goeldi”
  • Italian: “Rifugio Emilio Goeldi”
  • Italian: “Rifugio Emílio Goeldi”
  • Italian: “Rifugio Goeldi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Refúgio Emílio Goeldi”
  • Portuguese: “Refúgio Emílio Goeldi”
  • Spanish: “Refugio Emilio Goeldi”

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Highlights include Sultan and Hammer Hill.

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