Risopatrón Base
Risopatrón Base, also Luis Risopatrón Base, is a small Chilean Antarctic research base in the northwest of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated on the isthmus linking Coppermine Peninsula to Alfatar Peninsula and bounded by Carlota Cove to the north and Coppermine Cove to the south.- Type: Dwelling
- Description: Antarctic base
- Also known as: “Risopatron Base”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Triplets, The and Bilyana Island.
Triplets, The
Peak
The Triplets is an ice-free three-pointed hill rising to 160 m at the southwest extremity of Alfatar Peninsula, Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Coppermine Cove to the northwest, Mitchell Cove to the southeast, and English Strait to the west and south.
Bilyana Island
Islet
Bilyana Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 450 by 290 m, surface area 10 hectares. Bilyana Island is situated 3½ km west of Risopatrón Base.
Jorge Island
Islet
Jorge Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 420 by 300 m, surface area 13 hectares. Jorge Island is situated 3 km west of Risopatrón Base.
Risopatrón Base
- Categories: shelter, research, office, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.37788° or 62° 22′ 40″ southLongitude
-59.70027° or 59° 42′ 1″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Inception
March 20th, 1949Operator
ChileOpen location code
3892J7CX+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2418868703OpenStreetMap feature
office=researchOpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwellingWikidata ID
Q5721594
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Risopatrón Base” goes by many names.
- French: “Base Luis Risopatrón”
- Italian: “Base Luis Risopatrón”
- Latvian: “Luisrisopatrona”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Risopatrón-basen”
- Polish: “Risopatrón”
- Spanish: “Base Luis Risopatron”
- Spanish: “Base Luis Risopatrón”
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Highlights include Grod Island and Aitcho Islands.
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