Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme

Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, also Base Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, or shortly Bernardo O'Higgins, named after Bernardo O'Higgins, is a permanently staffed research station in and the capital of Antártica Commune.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 24 residents
  • Description: Chilean research station in Antarctica and the capital of Antártica Commune
  • Also known as: “Bernardo O’Higgins Station” and “General O’Higgins Station”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kopaitic Island and Gándara Island.

Islet
Photo: SERGIO GONZALEZ ALARCON, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Duroch Islands are a group of islands and rocks which extend over an area of about 3 nautical miles, centred about 1 nautical mile off Cape Legoupil on the north coast of , Antarctica.

Islet
The Duroch Islands are a group of islands and rocks which extend over an area of about 3 nautical miles, centred about 1 nautical mile off Cape Legoupil on the north coast of , Antarctica.

The Duroch Islands are a group of islands and rocks which extend over an area of about 3 nautical miles, centred about 1 nautical mile off Cape Legoupil on the north coast of , Antarctica.

Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme

Latitude
-63.32083° or 63° 19′ 15″ south
Longitude
-57.89986° or 57° 53′ 60″ west
Population
24
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Inception
February 18th, 1948
Operator
Ejército de Chile
Open location code
3884M4H2+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2011467419
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q2318477
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعدة الجنرال برناردو أوهيغينز ريكيلم”
  • Catalan: “Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme”
  • Cebuano: “Bernardo O’Higgins Station”
  • Chinese: “貝爾納多・奧伊金斯將軍站”
  • Chinese: “貝納爾多·奧伊金斯將軍站”
  • Chinese: “貝納爾多·奧希金斯將軍站”
  • Chinese: “贝尔纳多・奥伊金斯将军站”
  • Chinese: “贝纳尔多·奥伊金斯将军站”
  • Dutch: “Basis General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme”
  • French: “base General Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • French: “Base General Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • German: “Bernardo-O’Higgins-Station”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חנרל ברנרדו אוהיגינס ריקלמה”
  • Italian: “Base antartica O’Higgins”
  • Italian: “Base generale Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Italian: “Base O’Higgins”
  • Japanese: “オヒギンズ基地”
  • Japanese: “コバドンガ港”
  • Japanese: “ベルナルド・オイギンス将軍基地”
  • Latvian: “Base General Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Latvian: “Bernardo Ohiginsa”
  • Latvian: “Henerala Bernardo O’Higinsa”
  • Latvian: “Henerala Bernardo Ohiginsa”
  • Latvian: “Puertokovadonga”
  • Lithuanian: “Generolo Bernardo O’Higinso bazė”
  • Lithuanian: “Puerto Kovadonga”
  • Macedonian: “База „Генерал Бернардо О’Хигинс Рикелме“”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme”
  • Norwegian: “Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Persian: “پایگاه ژنرال برناردو اوخیگینس ریکوالمه”
  • Polish: “General Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Portuguese: “Base General Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Portuguese: “Puerto Covadonga”
  • Russian: “О`Хиггинс”
  • Russian: “Хенераль-Бернардо-О’Хиггинс”
  • Spanish: “Base Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Spanish: “Base General Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Spanish: “Base Militar Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Spanish: “Base O’Higgins”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Covadonga”
  • Swedish: “Bernardo O’Higgins”
  • Turkish: “General Bernardo O’Higgins Üssü”
  • Ukrainian: “Генерал Бернардо О’Гіґґінс”

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Notable Places Nearby

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