Refuge Padre Balduino Rambo

Refuge Pe. Balduino Rambo was a Brazilian Antarctic summer installation named after the botanist Father Balduíno Rambo. Located on King George Island, , , it depended both logistically and administratively on Comandante Ferraz; it was dismantled in 2004.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Shelter
  • Description: research station in Brazilian Antarctica, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Refuge Pe. Balduino Rambo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teniente R. Marsh Airport and Holy Trinity Church.

Aerodrome
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport is on King George Island, part of 's Antártica commune in , and is the northernmost airport in the continent.

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. is situated 1¼ km east of Refuge Padre Balduino Rambo.

Peak
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The are two peaks 1.3 nautical miles northeast of on , , in the . They were charted and named "Twin Peak" or "Twin Peaks" by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II in 1935.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villa Las Estrellas and President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.

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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 , .

Refuge Padre Balduino Rambo

Latitude
-62.2° or 62° 12′ south
Longitude
-58.98333° or 58° 59′ west
Open location code
3893Q2X8+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2011152349
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­shelter
Wiki­data ID
Q3935698
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Satellite Map

Discover Refuge Padre Balduino Rambo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Refuge Padre Balduino Rambo” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Refuge Pe. Balduino Rambo”
  • Italian: “Refugio padre Rambo”
  • Italian: “Refugio Padre Rambo”
  • Italian: “Refugio Rambo”
  • Italian: “Rifugio padre Rambo”
  • Italian: “Rifugio Padre Rambo”
  • Italian: “Rifugio Rambo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Refúgio Pe. Balduino Rambo”
  • Portuguese: “Refúgio Padre Balduíno Rambo”
  • Portuguese: “Refúgio Pe. Balduino Rambo”
  • Spanish: “Refugio Padre Balduíno Rambo”

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Highlights include Mount Youyi and Fossil Hill.

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