Collins Base

Location of Collins Base in Antarctica

The Collins base is an Antarctic shelter located in the Collins Glacier that is in the Collins Bay in the Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. It was inaugurated at the 2006-2007 season and is administrated by the Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH).[1][2]

It has capacity for two persons in summer, and it is used for scientific research. It has communications with VHF radio and the logistical support comes from the Profesor Julio Escudero Base by sea.[1]

The base replaced one with the same name, built in 1969, was given to the Uruguayan Antarctic Institute in 1984 and dismantled in 1989, located in what today is the Artigas Base from Uruguay.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Refugio Collins". Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH).
  2. ↑ "Refugios Antárticos". Historia y Arqueología Marítima.
  3. ↑ "Refugio Collins original". Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo.
  4. ↑ "Copos de Nieve" (PDF). Base Artigas, Uruguay: Antarkos. 2009.

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