Estación Polar Científica Conjunta Glaciar Unión
The Estación Polar Científica Conjunta Glaciar Unión (Joint Scientific Polar Station "Union Glacier") is a summer antarctic base of Chile situated in the Union Glacier, in the Ellsworth mountains. It is operated by the INACH and the three armed forces of Chile joint, from November to January. It was inaugurated in 4 January 2014 by the president Sebastián Piñera Echeñique.[1]
There moved the polar stations of Teniente Arturo Parodi Alister and Antonio Huneeus, after the transfer in November 2010 of the operations of the private american company Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC that operates the aerial track on the Union Glacier since December 2008 and the Union Glacier Camp.[2]
This base together with the American base Amundsen-Scott and the Chinese base Kunlun, are the nearer active bases to the South Pole, that is 1080 km of distance from the South Pole.
External links
- Article of the Inauguration of the Union Glacier Station in the Ministry of External Relations of Chile
- Chile makes the greater scientific expedition in the Union Glacier
Referencias
Coordinates: 79°46′10″S 82°54′26″W / 79.7694°S 82.9072°W