Lieutenant Benjamín Matienzo Base

Matienzo Base is an base and scientific research station named after Lieutenant Benjamín Matienzo, an Argentine aviation pioneer. It is located in , one of the Foca Nunataks, in , .
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  • Type: Dwelling
  • Description: Antarctic base and scientific research station
  • Also known as: “Base Aerea Teniente Benjamin Matienzo”, “Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo”, and “Teniente Benjamín Matienzo Base”

Lieutenant Benjamín Matienzo Base

Latitude
-64.97559° or 64° 58′ 32″ south
Longitude
-60.07134° or 60° 4′ 17″ west
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Inception
March 15th, 1961
Operator
Instituto Antártico Argentino
Open location code
377X2WFH+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2418868705
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­isolated_dwelling
Wiki­data ID
Q1134373
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Lieutenant Benjamín Matienzo Base” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Base Matienzo”
  • Dutch: “Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo”
  • Hungarian: “Matienzo kutatóállomás”
  • Italian: “Base Matienzo”
  • Japanese: “テニエンテ・ベンジャミン・マティエンソ基地”
  • Latvian: “Matjenso”
  • Macedonian: “База Матиенцо (Антартик)”
  • Macedonian: “Матиенцо”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Matienzo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo”
  • Norwegian: “Base Matienzo”
  • Polish: “Matienzo”
  • Portuguese: “Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo”
  • Spanish: “Base Antartica Matienzo”
  • Spanish: “Base Antártica Matienzo”
  • Spanish: “Base Matienzo”
  • Swedish: “Matienzo”

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