Esperanza Base

Esperanza Base
Base Esperanza
All-civilian Antarctic base
View of Esperanza Base, January 2016
View of Esperanza Base, January 2016
Official Esperanza Base emblem
Motto(s): 
Spanish: Permanencia, un acto de sacrificio
("Permanence, an act of sacrifice")
Location of Esperanza Base in Antarctica
Location of Esperanza Base in Antarctica
Esperanza Base
Location of Esperanza Base in Antarctica
Coordinates: 63°23′54″S 56°59′46″W / 63.3983333°S 56.9961111°W / -63.3983333; -56.9961111
Country Argentina
Region
Location
Administered byArgentine Antarctic Institute (under the supervision of the Argentine National Antarctic Directorate)
EstablishedDecember 17, 1953 (1953-12-17)
Named forSpanish: Base Esperanza
("Hope Base")
Area
 • Urban0.3744 ha (0.9252 acres)
Elevation25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
116
 • Winter
56
UN/LOCODEAQ ESP
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Limnology
  • Glaciology
  • Seismology
  • Oceanography
  • Geology

Esperanza Base (Spanish: Base Esperanza, 'Hope Base') is a permanent, all-year-round Argentine research station in Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula (in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula). It is one of only two civilian settlements in Antarctica (the other being the Chilean Villa Las Estrellas). The base's motto is Permanencia, un acto de sacrificio ('Permanence, an act of sacrifice').


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  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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