Sobral Base
Sobral Scientific Base was a permanent, all year-round and now only partially active Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station named after Argentine polar explorer and scientist José María Sobral. It is located on the Filchner Ice Shelf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: antarctic base in Argentina
- Also known as: “Camp Sobral”
Sobral Base
- Categories: Antarctic research station, research, and office
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-81.0833° or 81° 4′ 60″ southLongitude
-40.65° or 40° 39′ westElevation
1,000 metres (3,281 feet)Operator
Instituto Antártico ArgentinoOpen location code
28CXW88X+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2418868736OpenStreetMap feature
office=researchOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q3635566
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Sobral Base” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Base Sobral”
- Italian: “Base Antártica Alférez Navío Sobral”
- Italian: “Base di ricerca scientifica dell’esercito Alfréz de Navío Sobral”
- Italian: “Base sobral”
- Italian: “Base Sobral”
- Italian: “Campo Sobral”
- Latvian: “Base de Avanzada Científica de Ejército Alférez de Navío Sobral”
- Latvian: “Base Sobral”
- Latvian: “Sobrala”
- Latvian: “Sovrala”
- Macedonian: “База „Собрал“”
- Spanish: “Base Alferez de Navio Sobral”
- Spanish: “Base Alférez de Navío Sobral”
- Spanish: “Base sobral”
- Spanish: “Base Sobral”
- Spanish: “Sobral (Antartida Argentina)”
- Spanish: “Sobral (Antártida Argentina)”
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