Antarctica

Yelcho Base

Yelcho Base is a research base. It is located on the shore of the , . The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980.
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  • Type: Dwelling
  • Description: Antarctic Station
  • Also known as: “Yelcho Base (Chile)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stokes Hill and Doumer Hill.

Peak
is a small but prominent rocky peak, 270 m, lying 1 nautical mile southeast of on , in the . First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05. is situated 2½ km northeast of Yelcho Base.

Peak
is a snow-covered pyramidal hill, 515 metres high, forming the summit of in the . It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and was named in 1958 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, in association with Doumer Island. is situated 3 km northeast of Yelcho Base.

Peak
is a distinctive pyramidal peak, 730 metres high, immediately northeast of , the southwest tip of , in the . is situated 3 km south of Yelcho Base.

Yelcho Base

Latitude
-64.87591° or 64° 52′ 33″ south
Longitude
-63.58372° or 63° 35′ 1″ west
Inception
February 18th, 1962
Operator
Instituto Antártico Chileno
Open location code
377R4CF8+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5199111818
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­isolated_dwelling
Wiki­data ID
Q9080188
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Yelcho Base” goes by many names.
  • French: “Base Yelcho”
  • Irish: “Bunáit Yelcho”
  • Italian: “Base Yelcho”
  • Italian: “Yelcho Base”
  • Latvian: “Jelčo”
  • Latvian: “Sub Base Yelcho”
  • Latvian: “Yelcho”
  • Macedonian: “База Јелчо (Атартик)”
  • Macedonian: “База Јелчо”
  • Polish: “Yelcho”
  • Spanish: “Base yelcho”
  • Spanish: “Base Yelcho”
  • Spanish: “Sub Base Yelcho”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Janssen Peak and Boogie Island.

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